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Longistatin, a Plasminogen Activator, Is Key to the Availability of Blood-Meals for Ixodid Ticks
Ixodid ticks are notorious blood-sucking ectoparasites and are completely dependent on blood-meals from hosts. In addition to the direct severe effects on health and productivity, ixodid ticks transmit various deadly diseases to humans and animals. Unlike rapidly feeding vessel-feeder hematophagous...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3053353/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21423674 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1001312 |