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Nazzy Pakpour1, Leyla Akman-Anderson, Yoram Vodovotz
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States. npakpour@ucdavis.edu
Microbes and Infection
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Abstract:
The blood feeding behavior of disease-transmitting arthropods creates a unique intersection between vertebrate and invertebrate physiology. Here, we review host blood-derived factors that persist through blood digestion to affect the lifespan, reproduction, and immune responses of some of the most common arthropod vectors of human disease.
