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Are ticks venomous animals?

INTRODUCTION: As an ecological adaptation venoms have evolved independently in several species of Metazoa. As haematophagous arthropods ticks are mainly considered as ectoparasites due to directly feeding on the skin of animal hosts. Ticks are of major importance since they serve as vectors for seve...

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Main Authors: Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro, Valdés, James J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085379/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25006341
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-47
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