A technique for collecting saliva from the cattle-tick Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1887) using chemical stimulation. Environmental and temporal influences on secretion yield.

dc.contributor.authorBechara, G. H. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSzabó, M. P. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMachado, R. Z. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorRocha, U. F. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:53:47Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:53:47Z
dc.date.issued1988-01-01
dc.description.abstract1. Injection of a pilocarpine solution into the hemocoele of female B. microplus through the respiratory spiracle induced the flow of limpid saliva, collected from the mouth parts with a capillary tube. 2. The time interval between the detachment of the tick from its host and chemical stimulation influenced the volume of saliva secreted; secretion was greater during the first 2 h after detachment. 3. There is a positive correlation between salivary yield and both environmental temperature and relative humidity.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Patologia Veterinária Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Universidade Estadual Paulista
dc.format.extent479-484
dc.identifier.citationBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas médicas e biológicas / Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica ... [et al.], v. 21, n. 3, p. 479-484, 1988.
dc.identifier.issn0100-879X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0024266991
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/223912
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas médicas e biológicas / Sociedade Brasileira de Biofísica ... [et al.]
dc.sourceScopus
dc.titleA technique for collecting saliva from the cattle-tick Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1887) using chemical stimulation. Environmental and temporal influences on secretion yield.en
dc.typeArtigo

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