Localized expression and inhibition effect of miR-184 on blood digestion and oviposition in Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Table 4 The effect of Ant-184 on the rate of change of engorged and final weight

Group	Rate of change of engorged weight (%)^a	Final weight (mg)^b
Non-injected	73.3 ± 1.31	51.6 ± 0.30
Ms-Ant	74.2 ± 1.57	52.1 ± 0.39.
Ant-184	62.7 ± 0.56	66.6 ± 1.05

^aThe percentage of rate of change of engorged weight was calculated as: (engorged weight − final weight)/engorged weight
^bFinal weight was the weight on day 30 after engorgement (female ticks stop laying and die)

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