A characterization of the salivary gland proteins of the blood-sucking blackflies, Simulium vittatum and Simulium Decorum (Diptera: simuliidae)

Microscale protein assays, gradient polyacrylamide gel microelectrophoresis, and guinea-pig skin sensitivity tests, were employed to investigate changes occuring in the quantities and certain properties of salivary gland proteins of the females of two species of haematophagous blackflies. These cha...

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Main Author: Watts, Susan B.
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22878