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Tick salivary compounds: their role in modulation of host defences and pathogen transmission

Ticks require blood meal to complete development and reproduction. Multifunctional tick salivary glands play a pivotal role in tick feeding and transmission of pathogens. Tick salivary molecules injected into the host modulate host defence responses to the benefit of the feeding ticks. To colonize t...

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Autores principales: Kazimírová, Mária, Štibrániová, Iveta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3747359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23971008
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2013.00043