Title
Assay for phenoloxidase activity in Ambiyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
7-7-1997
Abstract
Phenoloxidase activity in Amblyomma americanum. Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis was assayed. No phenoloxidase activity was detected compared to high activity through time in larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella). We conclude that activated prophenoloxidase does not act as an opsonin in ixodid ticks tested to date.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Parasitology
Volume
83
Issue
3
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Zhioua, E., M. T. Yeh, and R. A. LeBrun. "Assay for phenoloxidase activity in Ambiyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis." Journal of Parasitology 83, 3 (1997). doi: 10.2307/3284434.
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