Molecular characterisation of two Ornithodoros savignyi enzyme isoforms belonging to the 5'-nucleotidase family

Haemostasis is a highly regulated system, involving a myriad of cell types (endothelium, immune cells, platelets, etc.), proteins (enzymes, receptors, etc.) and signalling molecules (sterols, nucleotides, etc.). Haematophagous organisms, such as ticks, have evolved a number of strategies to overcome...

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Main Author: Stutzer, Christian
Other Authors: Prof A W H Neitz
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25634
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01282009-171755/