A further insight into the sialome of the tropical bont tick, Amblyomma variegatum

BACKGROUND: Ticks--vectors of medical and veterinary importance--are themselves also significant pests. Tick salivary proteins are the result of adaptation to blood feeding and contain inhibitors of blood clotting, platelet aggregation, and angiogenesis, as well as vasodilators and immunomodulators....

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Main Authors: Ribeiro, José MC, Anderson, Jennifer M, Manoukis, Nicholas C, Meng, Zhaojing, Francischetti, Ivo MB
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060141/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21362191
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-136
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