Periviscerokinin (Cap 2b ; CAPA) receptor silencing in females of Rhipicephalus microplus reduces survival, weight and reproductive output
Abstract Background The cattle fever tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, is a vector of pathogens causative of babesiosis and anaplasmosis, both highly lethal bovine diseases that affect cattle worldwide. In Ecdysozoa, neuropeptides and their G-protein-coupled receptors play a critical integr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2022-10-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05457-7 |