The Central Role of Salivary Metalloproteases in Host Acquired Resistance to Tick Feeding
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.563349
Abstract: During feeding on vertebrate hosts, ticks secrete saliva composed of a rich cocktail of bioactive molecules modulating host immune responses. Although most of the proteinaceous fraction of tick saliva is of little immunogenicity, repeated feeding… read more here.
Keywords: ricinus; role; host; repeated feeding ... See more keywords