Insect immune resistance to parasitoids

Insect Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-87

  Carton, Yves ^a,d   Poirié, Marylène ^b   Nappi, Anthony J ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic molecules; Hemocyte; Innate immunity; Melanogenesis; Parasitoid; Resistance genes

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 59349094974     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2008.00188.x     Document Type: Review

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