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An Updated Insight into the Sialotranscriptome of Triatoma infestans: Developmental Stage and Geographic Variations
4 Dec 2014
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BACKGROUND: Triatoma infestans is the main vector of Chagas disease in South America. As in all hematophagous arthropods, its saliva contains a complex cocktail that assists blood feeding by preventing platelet aggregation and blood clotting and promoting vasodilation. These salivary components can be immunologically recognized by their vector's hosts and targeted with antibodies that might disrupt blood feeding....
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