| Literature DB >> 3057165 |
J M Ribeiro1, G T Makoul, D R Robinson.
Abstract
Pilocarpine-induced saliva of adult Ixodes dammini ticks contained abundant amounts (523 +/- 140 ng/ml, mean +/- SE, n = 14) of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha, the stable degradation product of prostacyclin. This prostaglandin was identified by radioimmunoassay and reversed-phase chromatography. This activity may help tick feeding by preventing host hemostatic reactions, by increasing host blood flow at the tick feeding site, and by preventing leukocyte degranulation.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3057165
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Parasitol ISSN: 0022-3395 Impact factor: 1.276