Anticoagulant activity in salivary gland homogenates of Thyrsopelma guianense (Diptera: Simuliidae), the primary vector of onchocerciasis in the Brazilian Amazon

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-178

  Chagas, Andrezza Campos ^a   Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes ^b   Astolfi Filho, Spartaco ^c   Py Daniel, Victor ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant; Black flies; Onchocerciasis; Salivary glands

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 77951933704     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000200011     Document Type: Article

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