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Tick attachment cement – reviewing the mysteries of a biological skin plug system
The majority of ticks in the family Ixodidae secrete a substance anchoring their mouthparts to the host skin. This substance is termed cement. It has adhesive properties and seals the lesion during feeding. The particular chemical composition and the curing process of the cement are unclear. This re...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5947171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29119723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12384 |