Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection RD Mesquita, RJ Vionette-Amaral, C Lowenberger, R Rivera-Pomar, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (48), 14936-14941, 2015 | 354 | 2015 |
RNA interference of the salivary gland nitrophorin 2 in the triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) by dsRNA ingestion or injection RN Araujo, A Santos, FS Pinto, NF Gontijo, MJ Lehane, MH Pereira Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 36 (9), 683-693, 2006 | 333 | 2006 |
Role of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) in the epidemiology of urban visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil B Alexander, RL de Carvalho, H McCallum, MH Pereira Emerging infectious diseases 8 (12), 1480, 2002 | 234 | 2002 |
The sialotranscriptome of the blood-sucking bug Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera, Triatominae) A Santos, JMC Ribeiro, MJ Lehane, NF Gontijo, AB Veloso, ... Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 37 (7), 702-712, 2007 | 107 | 2007 |
Anti-complement activity in the saliva of phlebotomine sand flies and other haematophagous insects RR Cavalcante, MH Pereira, NF Gontijo Parasitology 127 (1), 87-93, 2003 | 105 | 2003 |
Behavioural biology of Chagas disease vectors CR Lazzari, MH Pereira, MG Lorenzo Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 108, 34-47, 2013 | 104 | 2013 |
Influence of the blood meal source on the development of Triatoma infestans, Triatoma brasiliensis, Triatoma sordida, and Triatoma pseudomaculata (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) AA Guarneri, MH Pereira, L Diotaiuti Journal of Medical Entomology 37 (3), 373-379, 2000 | 101 | 2000 |
Validation of reference genes for expression analysis in the salivary gland and the intestine of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) under different … RM Paim, MH Pereira, R Di Ponzio, JO Rodrigues, AA Guarneri, ... BMC Research Notes 5, 1-11, 2012 | 96 | 2012 |
Salivation pattern of Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae; Triatominae) in mouse skin AC Soares, J Carvalho-Tavares, N de Figueiredo Gontijo, VC dos Santos, ... Journal of Insect Physiology 52 (5), 468-472, 2006 | 86 | 2006 |
Anticoagulant activity of Triatoma infestans and Panstrongylus megistus saliva (Hemiptera/Triatominae) MH Pereira, MEL Souza, AP Vargas, MS Martins, CM Penido, L Diotaiuti Acta Tropica 61 (3), 255-261, 1996 | 78 | 1996 |
Comparison of feeding behaviour of Triatoma infestans, Triatoma brasiliensis and Triatoma pseudomaculata in different hosts by electronic monitoring of the cibarial pump AA Guarneri, L Diotaiuti, NF Gontijo, AF Gontijo, MH Pereira Journal of insect physiology 46 (7), 1121-1127, 2000 | 77 | 2000 |
Do haematophagous bugs assess skin surface temperature to detect blood vessels? RA Ferreira, CR Lazzari, MG Lorenzo, MH Pereira PLoS One 2 (9), e932, 2007 | 76 | 2007 |
The role of salivary and intestinal complement system inhibitors in the midgut protection of triatomines and mosquitoes VC Barros, JG Assumpção, AM Cadete, VC Santos, RR Cavalcante, ... PLoS One 4 (6), e6047, 2009 | 68 | 2009 |
Brasiliensin: A novel intestinal thrombin inhibitor from Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) with an important role in blood intake RN Araujo, ITN Campos, AS Tanaka, A Santos, NF Gontijo, MJ Lehane, ... International journal for parasitology 37 (12), 1351-1358, 2007 | 66 | 2007 |
Competitive displacement in Triatominae: the Triatoma infestans success MH Pereira, NF Gontijo, AA Guarneri, MRV Sant’Anna, L Diotaiuti Trends in parasitology 22 (11), 516-520, 2006 | 61 | 2006 |
Feeding behaviour of morphologically similar Rhodnius species: influence of mechanical characteristics and salivary function MRV Sant'Anna, L Diotaiuti, A de Figueiredo Gontijo, ... Journal of Insect Physiology 47 (12), 1459-1465, 2001 | 57 | 2001 |
Action of the Saliva of Triatoma infestans (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) on Sodium Channels Á Dan, MH Pereira, JL Pesquero, L Diotaiuti, PSL Beirão Journal of medical entomology 36 (6), 875-879, 1999 | 55 | 1999 |
Functional evaluation of Heat Shock Proteins 70 (HSP70/HSC70) on Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) physiological responses associated with feeding and starvation RMM Paim, RN Araujo, M Leis, MRV Sant'Anna, NF Gontijo, CR Lazzari, ... Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 77, 10-20, 2016 | 54 | 2016 |
Shared weapons of blood-and plant-feeding insects: surprising commonalities for manipulating hosts A Guiguet, G Dubreuil, MO Harris, HM Appel, JC Schultz, MH Pereira, ... Journal of Insect Physiology 84, 4-21, 2016 | 54 | 2016 |
The role of salivary nitrophorins in the ingestion of blood by the triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae: Triatominae) RN Araujo, AC Soares, RMM Paim, NF Gontijo, AF Gontijo, MJ Lehane, ... Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 39 (2), 83-89, 2009 | 54 | 2009 |