Affilications :
      1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok;
      2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai;
      3 Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok;
      4 Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Source:
      Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2005; 36(1):64-7

Language :
      English

Abstract :
       Quantitative studies of total salivary gland protein of Armigeres subalbatus  mosquito revealed that the total salivary gland protein increased dramatically during the five days after emergence as adults. The amount of salivary gland protein of female and male mosquitos at day five after adult emergence were on the average 11.55 and 1.32 µg/pair gland respectively. SDSPAGE studies showed that salivary gland protein profiles of Armigeres subalbatus  demonstrated 9 major polypeptide bands of 68, 65. 60. 55, 40. 30, 28, 21, and 15 kDa. The 21 and 65 kDa bands were found only in the distal lateral region of the mosquito salivary gland and were depleted after the female mosquito took a blood meal.