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Histopathology and Ultrastructure Features of the Midgut of Adult Females of the Tick Amblyomma cajennense Fabricius, 1787 (Acari: Ixodidae) in Various Feeding Stages and Submitted to Three Infestations

Débora Caperucci BiologistInstituto de Biociencias, UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil
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Maria Izabel Camargo Mathias Professor AdjuntoInstituto de Biociencias, UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gervásio Henrique Bechara Professor TitularDepartamento de Patologia Veterindria, FCAV, UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Pages 249-259 | Received 03 Apr 2009, Accepted 30 Aug 2009, Published online: 20 Nov 2009

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