An Index Of Genes Transcribed In The Salivary Glands Of The Ixodid Tick Amblyomma Variegatum

Random clones from a cDNA library made from mRNA purified from dissected salivary glands of feeding female Amblyomma variegatum ticks were subjected to single pass sequence analysis. A total of 3,992 sequences with an average read length of 580 nucleotides have been used to construct a gene index called AvGI that consists of 2,109 non-redundant sequences. A provisional gene identity has been assigned to 39% of the database entries by sequence similarity searches against a non-redundant amino acid database and a protein database that has been assigned gene ontology terms. Homologs of genes encoding basic cellular functions including previously characterised

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Salivary Gland / thyroid disorders / Salivary

Nonneoplastic pathology

1. Metabolic conditions
2. Infectious conditions
3. Immunologic conditions

Neoplastic pathology
Postoperative complications
Parotid Gland
Largest of the major salivary glands (28 g)
Located inferior to zygomatic arch,
anterior to the mastoid process and
external auditory meatus and posterior to
the ramus

Stensen's duct is approximately 6 cm in
length and penetrates the buccinator
muscle and exits opposite the second
molar
The facial nerve divides the parotid gland
into superficial and deep lobes

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