An indirect mechanism by which a protein
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Lee O. Lomas; W. Reuben Kaufman
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Article
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1992
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In the adult female tick, Arnblyornrna hebraeurn Koch (Acari: Ixodidae), salivary gland degeneration is triggered by an ecdysteroid, provided the female is above a critical weight (approximately 300400 mg). In mated females, salivary gland degeneration is virtually complete within 4 days of detachme