Assessment and partial purification of serine protease inhibitors from Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatuslarvae

Ticks are rich sources of serine protease inhibitors, particularly those that prevent blood clotting and inflammatory responses during blood feeding. The tick Rhipicephalus (Boophlus) annulatusis an important ectoparasite of cattle. The aims of this study were to characterize and purify the serine p...

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Main Authors: Sedigheh Nabian, Mohammad Taheri, Mohammad Mehdi Ranjbar, Alireza Sazmand, Parastou Youssefy, Gholam Reza Nazaralipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000200187&lng=en&tlng=en