Temporal dynamics of the encapsulation response towards a synthetic immune challenge in Acheta domesticus

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 240-245

  Ryder, Jonathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial parasite; Ecological immunology; Encapsulation; Haemocyte density; Insect; Synthetic implant

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CRICKET; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENCAPSULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547680476     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00572.x     Document Type: Article

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