Variegin, a novel fast and tight binding thrombin inhibitor from the tropical bont tick.
Tick saliva contains potent antihemostatic molecules that help ticks obtain their enormous blood meal during prolonged feeding. We isolated thrombin inhibitors present in the salivary gland extract from partially fed female Amblyomma variegatum, the tropical bont tick, and characterized the most pot...
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| 格式: | Journal article |
| 語言: | English |
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2007
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