Interaction between saliva’s adenosine and tick parasitism: effects on feeding and reproduction

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Biological parameters analysed on tick-infested mice treated with 8-pSPT or saline

Groups	Engorged female weight (g) ± SEM	Egg mass weight (g) ± SEM	Reproductive index ± SEM	Larva hatching rate (%) ± SEM	Larva survival period (days) ± SEM
First infestation
Saline	0.155 ± 0.01	0.084 ± 0.01	54.19 ± 1.67	88.56 ± 0.44	42.50 ± 0.59
8-pSPT	0.115 ± 0.01	0.058 ± 0.01	44.19 ± 6.46	66.63 ± 12.58	33.86 ± 3.07
P-value	0.04*	0.03*	0.16	0.01*	0.01*
Second infestation
Saline	0.131 ± 0.01	0.078 ± 0.01	58.96 ± 2.08	83.57 ± 3.95	45.71 ± 1.59
8-pSPT	0.105 ± 0.01	0.055 ± 0.01	46.36 ± 7.35	77.13 ± 11.99	40.14 ± 1.66
P-value	0.18	0.12	0.14	0.24	0.03*

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