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Insect immunology /
Given the critical importance of insect immunology in insect vector-parasite interactions and vector control, biological control of agricultural insect pests, and other key areas of entomological research and practice, a new comprehensive work summarizing recent breakthroughs in this rapidly expandi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press,
2008.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface: An Insect's Perspective on Immunity
- 1: Insect and Vertebrate Immunity: Key Similarities versus Differences
- Otto Schmidt, Ulrich Theopold and Nancy E. Beckage
- 2: Insect Hemocytes and their Role in Immunity
- Michael R. Strand
- 3: Eicosanoid Actions in Insect Immunology
- David W. Stanley and Jon S. Miller
- 4: Phenoloxidases in Insect Immunity
- Michael R. Kanost and Maureen J. Gorman
- 5: Evidence for Specificity and Memory in the Insect Innate Immune Response
- Linh N. Pham and David S. Schneider
- 6: Bidirectional Connections Between the Immune System and the Nervous System in Insects
- Shelley Anne Adamo
- 7: Bloodfeeding as an Interface of Mammalian and Arthropod Immunity
- Leyla Akman-Anderson, Yoram Vodovotz, Ruben Zamora, and Shirley Luckhart
- 8: Mosquito Immunity to the Malaria Parasite
- Lindsey S. Garver, Luke Baton and George Dimopoulos
- 9: Insect Immunity to Viruses
- Wendy O. Sparks, Lyric C. Bartholomay and Byrony C. Bonning
- 10: Parasitoid Polydnaviruses and Insect Immunity
- Nancy E. Beckage
- 11: Insect Immune Recognition and Suppression
- Otto Schmidt
- 12: RNAi and the Insect Immune System
- Stuart E. Reynolds and Ioannis Eleftherianos
- 13: Epilogue: Pathways into the Future of Insect Immunology
- Nancy E. Beckage.
- Insect and vertebrate immunity : key similarities versus differences / Otto Schmidt, Ulrich Theopold, and Nancy E. Beckage
- Insect hemocytes and their role in immunity / Michael R. Strand
- Eicosanoid actions in insect immunology / David W. Stanley and Jon S. Miller
- Phenoloxidases in insect immunity / Michael R. Kanost and Maureen J. Gorman
- Evidence for specificity and memory in the insect innate immune response / Linh N. Pham and David S. Schneider
- Bidirectional connections between the immune system and the nervous system in insects / Shelley Anne Adamo
- Bloodfeeding as an interface of mammalian and arthropod immunity / Leyla Akman-Anderson [and others]
- Mosquito immunity to the malaria parasite / Lindsey S. Garver, Luke Baton, and George Dimopoulos
- Insect immunity to viruses / Wendy O. Sparks, Lyric C. Bartholomay, and Bryony C. Bonning
- Parasitoid polydnaviruses and insect immunity / Nancy E. Beckage
- Insect immune recognition and suppression / Otto Schmidt
- RNAi and the insect immune system / Stuart E. Reynolds and Ioannis Eleftherianos
- Epilogue : pathways into the future of insect immunology / Nancy E. Beckage.