Gene expression of tissue-specific molecules in ex vivo Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) during rickettsial exposure

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1089-1096

  Sunyakumthorn, Piyanate ^a,b   Petchampai, Natthida ^a   Grasperge, Britton J ^c   Kearney, Michael T ^a   Sonenshine, Daniel E ^d   Macaluso, Kevin R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

backless tick; Dermacentor variabilis; Rickettsia; tick immunity; tissue specific

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; ARTHROPOD PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; THYMOSIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA;

ANIMALS; APROTININ; ARTHROPOD PROTEINS; DERMACENTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; THYMOSIN;

EID: 84884600711     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12162     Document Type: Article

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