Anticoagulants in vector arthropods.

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1996
Authors:K. R. Stark, James A. A.
Journal:Parasitology Today
Volume:12
Pagination:430-437
Date Published:1996
Keywords:Anticoagulants, Biochemistry, Feeding, Physiology, Review, Tabanidae
Abstract:

In this review, the diversity of arthropod anticoagulants and their role in haematophagy and potential implications for parasite transmission are examined. Following a discussion of the significance of coagulation in bloodfeeding, there are sections on: Culicidae, Glossinidae, Simuliidae, Ceratopogonidae, Tabanidae, Muscidae, Triatominae, Cimicidae, Ixodidae, Argasidae, convergent evolution, and implications for parasite transmission.

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