Deciphering Biological Processes at the Tick-Host Interface Opens New Strategies for Treatment of Human Diseases

Ticks are obligatory blood-feeding ectoparasites, causing blood loss and skin damage in their hosts. In addition, ticks also transmit a number of various pathogenic microorganisms that cause serious diseases in humans and animals. Ticks evolved a wide array of salivary bioactive compounds that, upon...

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Published in:Front Physiol
Main Authors: Štibrániová, Iveta, Bartíková, Pavlína, Holíková, Viera, Kazimírová, Mária
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Physiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6617849/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31333488
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00830
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