2017
Ticks elicit variable fibrinogenolytic activities upon feeding on hosts with different immune backgrounds
Vora A, Taank V, Dutta SM, Anderson JF, Fish D, Sonenshine DE, Catravas JD, Sultana H, Neelakanta G. Ticks elicit variable fibrinogenolytic activities upon feeding on hosts with different immune backgrounds. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 44593. PMID: 28300174, PMCID: PMC5353578, DOI: 10.1038/srep44593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent immune backgroundsImmune backgroundImmunodeficient animalsImmunocompetent animalsAge-matched miceAntibody-blocking assaysIxodes scapularis ticksFibrinogenolytic activityD-dimerAnti-hemostatic factorsImmune defenseTick feedingScapularis ticksReduced levelsBlood feedingEngorgement weightLC-MS/MSFibrinogenolysisNovel roleAnimalsPCR analysisTicksFeeding
1998
Density-dependent factors regulating feeding success of Ixodes scapularis larvae (Acari: Ixodidae).
Levin M, Fish D. Density-dependent factors regulating feeding success of Ixodes scapularis larvae (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal Of Parasitology 1998, 84: 36-43. PMID: 9488335, DOI: 10.2307/3284526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMice fed 2Larval Ixodes scapularis ticksIxodes scapularis ticksReplete larvaeIxodes scapularis larvaeUnattached ticksFed 2MiceScapularis ticksLarval I. scapularisEngorgement weightSolitary miceDifferent parasitesUnfed ticksTicksContinuous infestationI. scapularisGroupFeeding successTick density