Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Biochemistry
Neitz, AWH
MSc(Agric) DSc(Agric)(Pret) - Professor
NRF Rating: B3
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2906
Fax number: 012 362 5302
E-mail address: albert.neitz@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The biochemistry, immunology and molecular biology of parasites and bacteria of medical-veterinary significance in Southern Africa
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Mans BJ, Venter JD, Coons LB, Louw AI, Neitz AWH: 2004. A reassessment of argasid tick salivary gland ultrastructure from an immuno-cytochemical perspective. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 33, pp 119-129.
Mans BJ, Neitz AWH: 2004. Adaptation of ticks to a blood feeding environment: Evolution from a functional perspective. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 34, pp 1-17.
Mans BJ, Neitz AWH: 2004. Exon-intron structure of outlier tick lipocalins indicate a monophyletic origin within the larger lipocalin family. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 34, pp 585-594.
Mans BJ, Neitz AWH: 2004. The mechanism of aIIbb3 antagonism by savignygrin and its implications for the evolution of anti-hemostatic strategies in soft ticks. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 34, pp 573-584.
Mans BJ, Gothe R, Neitz AWH: 2004. Biochemical perspectives on paralysis and other forms of toxicoses caused by ticks. Parasitology, 129, pp S1-S17.
Mans BJ, Neitz AWH: 2004. The sand tampan, Ornithodoros savignyi, as a model for tick-host interactions. South African Journal of Science, 100, pp 283-288.
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