Immunity to eukaryotic parasites in vector insects

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-19

  Richman, Adam ^a   Kafatos, Fotis C ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOSIS; PROTOZOON; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029865876     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(96)80099-9     Document Type: Article

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