Cellular Defence Reactions of Insects

Klappentext This book examines how insects counteract infection by a variety of reactions! partly humoral but principally cellular. Zusammenfassung Insects counteract infection by a variety of reactions! partly humoral but principally cellular. This monograph considers their cellular reactions! especially the phagocytosis of micro-organisms and the encapsulation of larger parasites! from two main points of view: parasitological and cytologica. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Phagocytosis; 3. Encapsulation; 4. Nodule formation; 5. Objects that excite cellular reactions; 6. The reactions of insect blood cells; 7. Cellular reactions and immunity; 8. A comparison of insect and vertebrate defence reactions; References; Indexes.

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• Authors: George Salt, George (University of Cambridge) Salt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521104258
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10425-8
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Cambridge Monographs in Experi
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology