INJURY AND IMMUNE RESPONSE: APPLYING THE DANGER THEORY IN MOSQUITOES

INJURY AND IMMUNE RESPONSE: APPLYING THE DANGER THEORY IN MOSQUITOES

The insect immune response can be activated by the recognition of both non-self and molecular by-products of tissue damage. Since pathogens and tissue damage usually arise at the same time during infection, the specific mechanisms of the immune response to microorganisms and to tissue damage have no...

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Main Authors: Miguel eMoreno-García, Benito eRecio-Tótoro, Fabiola eClaudio-Piedras, Humberto eLanz-Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Insects
immune response
Mosquitoes
wound
Danger/damage
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00451/full

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