Identification and characterization of sialidase-like activity in the developmental stages of amblyomma variegatum

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-93

  Natala, Audu J ^a   Balogun, Emmanuel O ^a,b,c   Balogun, Joshua A B ^d   Inuwa, Hajiya M ^a   Nok, Andrew J ^a   Shiba, Tomoo ^c   Harada, Shigeharu ^c   Kita, Kiyoshi ^b   Agbede, Rowland I S ^a   Esievo, King A N ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY DUTSE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amblyomma variegatum; Drug target; Kinetic; Sialidase; Sialome

Indexed keywords

METAL; SIALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SIALIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; ENZYMOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; IXODIDAE; KINETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; NYMPH; PARASITE VECTOR; SALIVARY GLAND;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; ERYTHROCYTES; IXODIDAE; KINETICS; LARVA; METALS; NEURAMINIDASE; NYMPH; RUMINANTS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SIALIC ACIDS;

AMBLYOMMA VARIEGATUM; ANIMALIA; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84872703667     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12152     Document Type: Article

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