Macrophage migration inhibitory factor expression and protein localization in Amblyomma americanum (Ixodidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-352

  Bowen, C J ^a   Jaworski, D C ^a   Wasala, N B ^a   Coons, L B ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MIF; qPCR; Salivary and midgut tissues; Tick gene expression

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR, TICK;

ANTIBODY; DISEASE VECTOR; EGG; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOPHAGY; INHIBITOR; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; TICK;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVARY GLAND; SHEEP; TICK; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; IXODIDAE; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVARY GLANDS; SHEEP; TICK INFESTATIONS;

AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 77950689195     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9324-5     Document Type: Article

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