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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...
Autores principales: | Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro, Valdés, James J |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085379/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25006341 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-47 |
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