Investment in immune function under chronic and acute immune challenge in an insect

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-5

  Siva Jothy, Michael T ^a   Tsubaki, Yoshitaka ^b   Hooper, Rowan E ^b   Plaistow, Stewart J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Eugregarines; Immune function; Parasites; Phenol oxidase

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0035091927     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2001.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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