Induced immunity against the mosquito Anopheles stephensi: Reactivity characteristics of immune sera

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-64

  Almeida, A P G ^a,c   Billingsley, P F ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Anti mosquito antibodies; Basolateral membrane; Immune responses; Microvilli; Midgut; Mosquito; Mouse; Salivary glands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GUINEA PIGS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

ANIMALIA; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; CAVIA PORCELLUS; INSECTA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033082544     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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