The effect of nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide in the activation of the systemic immune response of Anopheles albimanus infected with Plasmodium berghei

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-50

  Herrera Ortiz, Antonia ^a   Martínez Barnetche, Jesús ^a   Smit, Nienke ^a   Rodriguez, Mario H ^a   Lanz Mendoza, Humberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anopheles; Antimicrobial peptides; Hydrogen peroxide; Immune response; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ATTACIN; CECROPIN; GAMBICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FAT BODY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALARIA; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 77957877705     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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