著者

中尾 亮

出版者

日本衛生動物学会

雑誌

衛生動物 (ISSN:04247086)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.70, no.4, pp.175-179, 2019-12-25 (Released:2019-12-25)

参考文献数

47

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Tick cell lines are invaluable tools for research on ticks and tick-borne pathogens. The range of their applications is constantly being expanded. Tick cell lines have some common characteristics, some of which are different from insect and vertebrate cell lines. In this review, the characteristics of tick cell lines and their applications to studies of ticks and tick-borne pathogens are introduced.