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... activity of adenylate cyclase in synthesizing cAMP from ATP and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases ( PDE ) in hydrolyzing cAMP to inactive 5 ' - AMP . As with adenylate cyclase , cAMP phosphodiesterase activity decreased as the tick ...
... activity of adenylate cyclase in synthesizing cAMP from ATP and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases ( PDE ) in hydrolyzing cAMP to inactive 5 ' - AMP . As with adenylate cyclase , cAMP phosphodiesterase activity decreased as the tick ...
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... activity ( CEA ; activity = relative humidity / 100 ) is the activity at which water uptake from the environment equals loss from the body . For this value to be lower than about 0.99 ( hemolymph activity ) the tick must have the ...
... activity ( CEA ; activity = relative humidity / 100 ) is the activity at which water uptake from the environment equals loss from the body . For this value to be lower than about 0.99 ( hemolymph activity ) the tick must have the ...
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... activity encountered in this microclimate . The behavior patterns for both A. americanum and A. maculatum with regard to questing activity and host responsiveness change before , during , and after their respective seasonal activity ...
... activity encountered in this microclimate . The behavior patterns for both A. americanum and A. maculatum with regard to questing activity and host responsiveness change before , during , and after their respective seasonal activity ...
Contents
Table of Contents | 13 |
Ticks on reptiles a difference of scale | 17 |
The cell biology of the ixodid tick salivary gland | 22 |
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20-hydroxyecdysone Acari acid acini acinus active uptake adenylate cyclase adult Aeschlimann agranular Amblyomma americanum andersoni anti-tick antibodies antigen arboreus Argas argasid Balashov basal Binnington Biochem bloodmeal body Boophilus microplus cattle cell types cheliceral concentration copulation cuticle cycle Dermacentor variabilis desiccation Diehl digestive cells dopamine dromedarii ecdysone ecdysteroids eggs engorged Entomol enzyme extracts female ticks fluid secretion function Galun genital granules guinea pigs hebraeum hemocoel hemolymph hormone host humidity Hyalomma immune Ixodes holocyclus ixodid ticks Ixodoidea Kaufman Knülle lamellate cells lipid lone star ticks lumen male membrane metabolism midgut molting mouthparts Needham nymphs Obenchain observed oocyte oogenesis oviposition Parasitol phase pheromone protein receptor rehydration ricinus salivary glands Sauer secretory sensilla serum Sonenshine species spermatophore studies temperature tick feeding tick paralysis tick salivary glands tissues type I acini ultrastructure unfed female unfed ticks virgin females vitellogenesis vitellogenin water balance water vapor weight