MicroRNA-275 and its target Vitellogenin-2 are crucial in ovary development and blood digestion of Haemaphysalis longicornis

Table 3 The effect of Ant-275 on blood digestion of Haemaphysalis longicornis. Data are shown as the mean ± SEM

Group	Change rate of engorged weight (%)^a	Duration of laying eggs (days)	Final weight (mg)^b
Ant-275	69.33 ± 1.547^*	28.10 ± 0.246*	66.40 ± 1.785***
MsAnt	82.69 ± 0.943	26.30 ± 0.329	37.00 ± 0.875
Non-inj	83.94 ± 0.913	25.33 ± 0.226	35.23 ± 1.003

^aThe percentage of change rate of engorged weight was calculated as (engorged weight-final weight)/engorged weight
^bFinal weight was the weight on the 30^th day after engorgement (female ticks stop laying and die)
*P < 0.05; ***P < 0.0001 (Student’s t-test)

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