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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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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060141/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21362191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-136 |