The Cellular Defence Reactions of Insects - Rilegato

Salt, George

 
9780521079365: The Cellular Defence Reactions of Insects

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This book examines how insects counteract infection by a variety of reactions, partly humoral but principally cellular.

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Descrizione del libro

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.

Contenuti

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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9780521104258: The Cellular Defence Reactions of Insects

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521104254 ISBN 13:  9780521104258
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009
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