Mosquito phenoloxidase and defensin colocalize in melanization innate immune responses

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 689-698

  Hillyer, Julián F ^a   Christensen, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Antimicrobial peptide; Defensin; Hemocyte; Innate immunity; Melanization; Mosquito; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DEFENSINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANINS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 19444388226     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4A6564.2005     Document Type: Article

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