Salivary gland degeneration and vitellogenesis in the ixodid tick Amblyomma hebraeum: Surpassing a critical weight is the prerequisite and detachment from the host is the trigger

An indirect mechanism by which a protein

An indirect mechanism by which a protein from the male gonad hastens salivary gland degeneration in the female Ixodid tick, Amblyomma hebraeum

✍ Lee O. Lomas; W. Reuben Kaufman 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 588 KB

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