Histopathology of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks fed on resistant hosts

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-161

  Veronez, Viviane Aparecida ^a   de Castro, Márcio Botelho ^b   Bechara, Gervásio H ^a   Szabó, Matias P J ^a,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dog; Guinea pig; Histopathology; Resistance; Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Indexed keywords

CANID; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE INFESTATION; PIG; TICK;

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAVIA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SPHERULES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUINEA PIG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUINEA PIGS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 77449121605     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9286-7     Document Type: Article

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