Innate immune response of Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 219-229

  Lowenberger, Carl ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Tel: +1 608 262 2373 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Cecropin; Defensin; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; TRANSFERRIN;

AEDES; AEDES AEGYPTI; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PHYLOGENY;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEFENSINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; TRANSFERRIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; NEGIBACTERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035118326     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(00)00141-7     Document Type: Article

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