Focusing on complement in the antiparasitic defense of mosquitoes

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Volohonsky, Gloria ^a   Steinert, Stefanie ^a   Levashina, Elena A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN APL1; PROTEIN LRIM1; THIOESTER CONTAINING PROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSECT PROTEINS; PLASMODIUM; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANOPHELES (GENUS);

EID: 72449120024     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2009.10.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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