Seasonal and Physiological Variations of Phlebotomus papatasi Salivary Gland Antigens in Central Iran

• Main Authors: Nasibeh Hosseini-Vasoukolaei (Author), AhmadReza Mahmoudi (Author), Ali Khamesipour (Author), MohammadReza Yaghoobi-Ershadi (Author), Shaden Kamhawi (Author), Jesus G Valenzuela (Author), MohammadHossein Arandian (Author), Hossein Mirhendi (Author), Shaghayegh Emami (Author), Zahra Saeidi (Author), Farah Idali (Author), Reza Jafari (Author), Mahmood Jeddi-Tehrani (Author), AmirAhmad Akhavan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Sand fly saliva helps parasite establishment and induce immune responses in vertebrate hosts. In the current study, we investigated the modulation of Phlebotomus papatasi salivary gland antigen expression by sea­sonal and biological factors. Methods: Sand flies were grouped according to...