A fluorescently-tagged tick kinin neuropeptide triggers peristalsis and labels tick midgut muscles

Abstract Ticks are blood-feeding arthropods that require heme for their successful reproduction. During feeding they also acquire pathogens that are subsequently transmitted to humans, wildlife and/or livestock. Understanding the regulation of tick midgut is important for blood meal digestion, heme...

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發表在:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Jonathan R. Hernandez, Caixing Xiong, Patricia V. Pietrantonio
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語言:英语
出版: Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
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在線閱讀:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61570-w