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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Salivary gland of the tick vector (R. appendiculatus) of East Coast fever. I. Ultrastructure of the type III acinus
Tissue and Cell, Volume 13, No. 2, Year 1981
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The brown ear tick Rhiplcephalus appendiculatus is the vector for East Coast fever, a disease that seriously limits livestock production in East Africa. The sporozoites of the infectious agent Theileria parva develop in the tick salivary gland. This paper describes the organization of the type III acinus of the gland and establishes unambiguous ultrastructural criteria for identification of the three secretory cell types: the d-cell, e-cell and f-cell. These observations are basic to exploration of possible cell-type specificity of the invading theileria and other aspects of host-parasite relations. © 1981.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fawcett, Don W.
Kenya, Nairobi
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Kenya
Doxsey, Stephen J.
Kenya, Nairobi
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Kenya
Büscher, Gottfried
Kenya, Nairobi
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Kenya
Statistics
Citations: 58
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0040-8166(81)90002-1
ISSN:
00408166
Study Locations
Multi-countries