Type I hypersensitivity promotes Aedes aegypti blood feeding

Abstract Mosquitoes play a major role in human disease by serving as vectors of pathogenic microorganisms. Mosquitoes inject saliva into host skin during the probing process. Mosquito saliva contains a number of proteins that facilitate blood feeding by preventing hemostasis. Mosquito saliva also co...

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Main Author: Michael J. Conway
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e82076ca08554391ad1f34a139e3bea5
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