Evidence of a myoepithelial cell in tick salivary glands

1994/07/01 by Lewis B. Coons, Charles A. Lessman, Michael W. Ward +5 · 8 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Immunology and Microbiology · #Acinus #Actin #Anatomy #Biochemistry #Biology #Biophysics #Cell #Cell biology #Cell type #Cytoskeleton #Endocrinology #Fluorescence #Fluorescence microscope #Heavy meromyosin #Immunology #Insect and Pesticide Research #Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences #Lumen (anatomy) #Microfilament #Myoepithelial cell #Pancreas #Phalloidin #Salivary gland #Vector-borne infectious diseases

paper · doi:10.1016/0020-7519(94)90147-3

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Citations

• Sequential changes in salivary gland structure during attachment and feeding of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

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