Amblyomma americanum (L): Tick macrophage migration inhibitory factor peptide immunization lengthens lone star tick feeding intervals in vivo

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 384-387

  Jaworski, D C ^a   Bowen, C J ^a   Wasala, N B ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood feeding; Inflammation; Ixodid; Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF); Midgut epithelium; Salivary gland; Tick peptide antigen; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR TICK PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBLYOMMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HATCHING; HOST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TICK; VACCINATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CYTOKINES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IXODIDAE; RABBITS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; IXODIDA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 60849122813     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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