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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
Foreword | 13 |
Directory of contributors | 17 |
Salivary gland degeneration in the female tick Amblyomma hebraeum | 46 |
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20-hydroxyecdysone Acari acid acini acinus active uptake adenylate cyclase adult Aeschlimann Amblyomma americanum anti-tick antibodies antigen arboreus Argas argasids basal Binnington Biochem bloodmeal body Boophilus microplus cattle cell types cheliceral citrate concentration copulation cycle dehydrogenase Dermacentor andersoni Dermacentor variabilis Diehl digestive cells dopamine dromedarii ecdysone ecdysteroids eggs engorged Entomol enzyme extracts female ticks fluid secretion function Galun granules guinea pigs hebraeum hemocoel hemolymph holocyclus hormone host Hyalomma immune Ixodes Ixodes ricinus ixodid ticks Ixodoidea Kaufman Knülle larvae legs lipid lone star ticks lumen male marginale mated females membrane metabolism midgut molting mouthparts nymphal nymphs Obenchain observed oocyte oogenesis organs oviposition Parasitol phase pheromone protein pyruvate receptor ricinus salivary glands Sauer secretory sensilla serum sex pheromone Sonenshine species sperm spermatophore studies temperature tick feeding tick paralysis tick salivary glands tissues ultrastructure unfed females vapor virgin females vitellogenesis vitellogenin weight