Assay for Phenoloxidase Activity in Amblyomma americanum, Dermacentor variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis
Year: 1997
Type: article
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.
Source: Journal of Parasitology
DOI: 10.2307/3284434
Authors: E. Zhioua, M. T. Yeh, R. A. LeBrun
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4298197801