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Prostaglandins in the saliva of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus (Canestrini) (Acarina, Ixodidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. A. Higgs ,
J. R. Vane ,
R. J. Hart ,
C. Potter  and
R. G. Wilson
G. A. Higgs
Affiliation:
Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, Beckenham, Kent, U.K.
J. R. Vane
Affiliation:
Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, Beckenham, Kent, U.K.
R. J. Hart
Affiliation:
Wellcome Research Laboratories, Berkhamsted Hill, Berkhamsted, Herts., U.K.
C. Potter
Affiliation:
Wellcome Research Laboratories, Berkhamsted Hill, Berkhamsted, Herts., U.K.
R. G. Wilson
Affiliation:
Wellcome Research Laboratories, Berkhamsted Hill, Berkhamsted, Herts., U.K.
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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 of B. microplus larvae and salivary gland tissue also showed prostaglandin-like activity. A role for PGs in B. microplus feeding mechanisms is discussed.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 66 , Issue 4 , December 1976 , pp. 665 - 670
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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