Fecundity of Anopheles tessellatus reduced by the ingestion of murine anti‐mosquito antibodies
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Medical and Veterinary Entomology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 66-68
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.1993.tb00653.x
Abstract
High titres of antibodies to antigens derived from head/thorax, midgut or abdomen of Anopheles tessellatus were produced in inbred mice. These antibodies, when ingested in a bloodmeal, reduced the fecundity of An.tessellatus by up to 29% in different experiments. It is postulated that antibodies directed against antigens shared between the head/thorax, abdomen and midgut tissues are involved in the reduction of fecundity.Keywords
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