Biology of Ticks, Volume 2This is the second of a two-volume work on the biology, morphology, ecology, disease relationships, and control of ticks. Volume 2 explores survival strategies of non-nidicolous ticks (those dispersed throughout the open landscape and attacking passing hosts) versus nidicolous ticks (those surviving in caves, burrows, nests, or man-made shelters). It also examines immunological responses to tick parasitism, the role of ticks in disease transmission, and the control of ticks through acaricides and recent innovative approaches using knowledge of tick and host ecology, tick pheromones, hormones, and modelling. An appendix is also included, with details on methods for collecting ticks in the natural environment, preparing ticks for study, and laboratory rearing. This book is a worthy complement to the first volume's outstanding achievement, and will be of interest to entomologists, physicians, veterinarians, and public health officers. |
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Page 108
... parasites leads to host cell transformation and blastogenesis , resulting in a " synchronous " division of host cell and parasite , and , thereby , to a clonal expansion of the infected cells ( this is described further in the section ...
... parasites leads to host cell transformation and blastogenesis , resulting in a " synchronous " division of host cell and parasite , and , thereby , to a clonal expansion of the infected cells ( this is described further in the section ...
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... parasites exert a strong effect on complement , initiating the complement cascade . One of the products , C3b , is bound to receptors on the merozoites and the red blood cell membranes . One explanation of the parasite's specificity for ...
... parasites exert a strong effect on complement , initiating the complement cascade . One of the products , C3b , is bound to receptors on the merozoites and the red blood cell membranes . One explanation of the parasite's specificity for ...
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... parasite epitopes and a major histocompatibilty class I molecule are believed to contribute to the entry of the ... parasite and host cell membranes , separated by a thin ( ca. 6 nm ) dense layer ; ( 3 ) progressive circumferential ...
... parasite epitopes and a major histocompatibilty class I molecule are believed to contribute to the entry of the ... parasite and host cell membranes , separated by a thin ( ca. 6 nm ) dense layer ; ( 3 ) progressive circumferential ...
Contents
ECOLOGY OF NONNIDOCOLOUS TICKS | 3 |
ECOLOGY OF NIDICOLOUS TICKS | 66 |
ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO TICKS | 92 |
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