A deep insight into the sialotranscriptome of the gulf coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum.

Saliva of blood sucking arthropods contains compounds that antagonize their hosts' hemostasis, which include platelet aggregation, vasoconstriction and blood clotting; saliva of these organisms also has anti-inflammatory and immunomodullatory properties. Perhaps because hosts mount an active im...

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Main Authors: Shahid Karim, Parul Singh, José M C Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3244413?pdf=render