Denisov, Stepan S.; Ippel, Johannes H.; Castoldi, Elisabetta; Mans, Ben J. (Barend Johannes); Hackeng, Tilman M.; Dijkgraaf, Ingrid
(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2021)
During feeding, a tick’s mouthpart penetrates the host’s skin and damages tissues and small blood vessels, triggering the extrinsic coagulation and lectin complement pathways. To elude these defense mechanisms, ticks secrete ...