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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Rhipicephalus Haemaphysaloides
SUBMITTER: Jinlin Zhou
PROVIDER: PXD028869 | iProX | Thu Sep 30 00:00:00 BST 2021
REPOSITORIES: iProX
Lu Xiaojuan X Zhang Zhipeng Z Yuan Dongqi D Zhou Yongzhi Y Cao Jie J Zhang Houshuang H da Silva Vaz Itabajara I Zhou Jinlin J
Parasites & vectors 20211220 1
<h4>Background</h4>It is well established that ecdysteroid hormones play an important role in arthropod development and reproduction, mediated by ecdysteroid receptors. Ticks are obligate hematophagous arthropods and vectors of pathogens. The salivary gland plays an essential role in tick growth and reproduction and in the transmission of pathogens to vertebrate hosts. During tick development, the salivary gland undergoes degeneration triggered by ecdysteroid hormones and activated by apoptosis. ...[more]