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3.2.2.2 Cyclic A MP dependent phosphodiesterase The level of cAMP in cells is
determined by the activity of adenylate cyclase in synthesizing cAMP from ATP
and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDE) in hydrolyzing cAMP to inactive
...
3.2.2.2 Cyclic A MP dependent phosphodiesterase The level of cAMP in cells is
determined by the activity of adenylate cyclase in synthesizing cAMP from ATP
and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDE) in hydrolyzing cAMP to inactive
...
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The critical equilibrium 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 ...
The critical equilibrium 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. This would provide the advantage of reduced net water loss due to an
increased rate of passive uptake, with the possibility of active uptake depending
on the actual vapor activity encountered in this microclimate. The behavior
patterns ...
activity. This would provide the advantage of reduced net water loss due to an
increased rate of passive uptake, with the possibility of active uptake depending
on the actual vapor activity encountered in this microclimate. The behavior
patterns ...
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Contents
Foreword | 13 |
The cell biology of the ixodid tick salivary gland | 22 |
Salivary gland degeneration in the female tick Amblyomma hebraeum | 46 |
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20-hydroxyecdysone Acari acid acini acinus activity adenylate cyclase adult Amblyomma americanum andersoni anti-tick antibodies antigen arboreus Argas argasids Balashov basal Binnington Biochem bloodmeal body Boophilus microplus cattle cell types cheliceral colonies concentration copulation cycle Dermacentor variabilis Diehl digestive cells dopamine dromedarii ecdysone ecdysteroids eggs engorged Entomol enzyme etal female ticks fluid secretion function Galun genital granules guinea pigs habitat hebraeum hemocoel hemolymph holocyclus hormone host humidity Hyalomma immune Ixodes Ixodes ricinus ixodid ticks Ixodoidea Kaufman larvae lipid lone star ticks lumen male marginale membrane metabolism midgut molting mouthparts nymphal nymphs Obenchain observed oocyte oogenesis organs oviposition parasites Parasitol phase pheromone physiology protein receptor reptile ticks Rhipicephalus ricinus salivary glands Sauer secretory sensilla sensory hairs serum sex pheromone Sonenshine spermatophore stage structure studies temperature tick feeding tick salivary glands tick species tissues ultrastructure uptake variegatum virgin females vitellogenesis vitellogenin
Bibliographic information
| Title | Morphology, Physiology, and Behavioral Biology of Ticks Acarology Series Ellis Horwood Series in Entomology and Acarology Ellis Horwood series in acarology Open University Press Robotics Series |
| Editor | John R. Sauer |
| Contributor | J. Alexander Hair |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | E. Horwood, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0470203277, 9780470203279 |
| Length | 510 pages |
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