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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Academic Press,
2008
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| Edition: | First edition |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- 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.