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. 2022 Jan 4;15:4. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-05122-5

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Dynamics of host antibodies within ticks. The tick midgut is the first body organ in contact with host immune components present in the blood. After crossing the gut barrier, host antibodies and complement proteins can reach the tick hemolymph and access the tick ovaries, eggs and salivary glands. Created with BioRender.com