An analysis of the structural and functional similarities of insect hemocytes and mammalian phagocytes

Virulence

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 597-603

  Browne, Niall ^a   Heelan, Michelle ^a   Kavanagh, Kevin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Galleria; Hemocytes; Immunity; Insect; Invertebrate immunity; Mini model; Neutrophil; Vertebrate immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CATHEPSIN G; CHEMOKINE; COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; CYTOCHALASIN B; DEFENSIN; ELASTASE; F ACTIN; FC RECEPTOR; FUMAGILLIN; GLIOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; LECTIN; LYSOZYME; MELANIN; NOCODAZOLE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR; SUPEROXIDE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CLOTTING; DEGRANULATION; DENDRITIC CELL; ENCAPSULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSECT; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MAMMAL; NEUTROPHIL; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RESPIRATORY BURST; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; GALLERIA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

GALLERIA; HEMOCYTES; IMMUNITY; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE IMMUNITY; MINI-MODEL; NEUTROPHIL; VERTEBRATE IMMUNITY;

ANIMALS; ENZYMES; HEMOCYTES; INSECTS; MAMMALS; PHAGOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 84885105205     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.25906     Document Type: Review

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