[Histopathological changes in lizard skin (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in feeding places of ticks of the genus Ixodes (Acari: Ixodidae)].
Histopathological changes in a skin of Lacerta agilis in the places of attachment and feeding of nymphs of Ixodes pacificus and I. ricinus were investigated. The mouthparts of ticks are surrounded by the fibrin cone and collagen capsula formed by their hosts. Ticks of these species do not produce the cement. A proliferation stage of skin inflammation is expressed, the large collagen capsula is formed as the result of proliferation. Neutrophils and eosinophils predominate in the inflammate cell infiltrate.
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D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000378:metabolism; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005337:Fibrin / Q000378:metabolism; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D008116:Lizards / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000469:parasitology*; D009758:Nymph; D012426:Russia; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000473:pathology*; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology*
D005337:Fibrin; D003094:Collagen