Prostaglandins in the saliva of the cattle tick,Boophilus microplus(Canestrini) (Acarina, Ixodidae)
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Bulletin of Entomological Research
- Vol. 66 (4), 665-670
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300010725
Abstract
Saliva was obtained by applying capillary tubes to the mouthparts of the cattle tick,Boophilus microplus(Can.), after the subcuticular injection of pilocarpine hydrochloride. Acid-lipid extracts of this saliva showed prostaglandin (PG)-like activity on bioassay. Chromatographic studies confirmed this activity as being due to PGE2. Extracts from homogenates ofB. micropluslarvae and salivary gland tissue also showed prostaglandin-like activity. A role for PGs inB. microplusfeeding mechanisms is discussed.This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
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