SaBio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM)

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Immunology and Infection

Zebrafish Animal Model for the Study of Allergic Reactions in Response to Tick Saliva Biomolecules

Marinela Contreras¹, Almudena González-García¹, José de la Fuente^1,2

¹SaBio. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), ²Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University

Here, zebrafish (Danio rerio) is used as a model to study allergic reactions and immune responses related to alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS) by evaluating allergic reactions to tick saliva and mammalian meat consumption.