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. 2018 Mar 16;8:4698. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23090-2

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Electrophoretic profile of Rhipicephalus microplus ovary proteins. The protein profile of ovaries from partially engorged female groups (PEF-10, -16, -24, -35, -53, -84, -189, and -270) and fully engorged females (FEF) groups, which were categorised according to post-detachment day (D1, D2, D3 and D4), were analysed by SDS-PAGE. Approximately 50 µg of total protein was resolved on 10% gels and stained with Coomassie blue. MW: molecular weight standards, indicated in kDa on the right; Vt: purified Rhipicephalus microplus vitellin. Numbers of ticks composing each group are: PEF-10 (n = 10), PEF-16 (n = 9), PEF-24 (n = 28), PEF-35 (n = 23), PEF-53 (n = 8), PEF-84 (n = 9), PEF-189 (n = 5), PEF-270 (n = 5). FEF groups D1, D2, D3, and D4 were composed by ovaries from 5 ticks. This image is representative of two independent SDS-PAGE experiments.