Identification of a complex peptidergic neuroendocrine network in the hard tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 335, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 639-655

  Šimo, Ladislav ^a,b   Slovák, Mirko ^a   Park, Yoonseong ^b   Žitňan, Dušan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lateral segmental organs; Neuropeptides; Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Arachnida, Acari, Ixodidae); Salivary glands; Synganglion; Tick

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; SALIVARY GLAND; SECRETORY CELL; ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NERVE TRACT; NEUROSECRETION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; TICK;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SALIVARY GLANDS; TICKS;

EID: 67651154647     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-008-0731-4     Document Type: Article

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