Developmental stage- and organ-specific expression profiles of asparaginyl endopeptidases/legumains in the ixodid tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1363-1366

  Alim, M Abdul ^a   Tsuji, Naotoshi ^a   Miyoshi, Takeharu ^a   Islam, M Khyrul ^a   Hatta, Takeshi ^a   Yamaji, Kayoko ^a   Fujisaki, Kozo ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Enzymes; Molecular parasitology; Tick; Vector biology

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; INSECT PROTEIN; LEGUMAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMALS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INSECT PROTEINS; IXODIDAE;

ARTHROPODA; BOVINAE; HAEMAPHYSALIS LONGICORNIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 62149090267     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.70.1363     Document Type: Article

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