Tick and Host Derived Compounds Detected in the Cement Complex Substance

Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods and vectors of pathogens affecting human and animal health worldwide. Cement is a complex protein polymerization substance secreted by ticks with antimicrobial properties and a possible role in host attachment, sealing the feeding lesion, facilitating feed...

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Main Authors: Margarita Villar, Iván Pacheco, Octavio Merino, Marinela Contreras, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Eduardo Prado, Dina Karen Barros-Picanço, José Francisco Lima-Barbero, Sara Artigas-Jerónimo, Pilar Alberdi, Isabel G. Fernández de Mera, Agustín Estrada-Peña, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, José de la Fuente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/4/555