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Immune and biochemical responses in skin differ between bovine hosts genetically susceptible and resistant to the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus.
Parasites & vectors - 31 Jan 2017
Franzin Alessandra Mara, Maruyama Sandra Regina, Garcia Gustavo Rocha, Oliveira Rosane Pereira, Ribeiro José Marcos Chaves, Bishop Richard, Maia Antônio Augusto Mendes, Moré Daniela Dantas, Ferreira Beatriz Rossetti, Santos Isabel Kinney Ferreira de Miranda
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BACKGROUND: Ticks attach to and penetrate their hosts' skin and inactivate multiple components of host responses in order to acquire a blood meal. Infestation loads with the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, are heritable: some breeds carry high loads of reproductively successful ticks, whereas in others, few ticks feed and reproduce efficiently. METHODS: In order to elucidate the mechanisms that result in...
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