Thermal and physical stresses induce a short-term immune priming effect in Galleria mellonella larvae

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-26

  Browne, Niall ^a   Surlis, Carla ^a   Kavanagh, Kevin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Galleria; Immune priming; Immune response; Immunity; Insect; Larvae

Indexed keywords

COLONY; FUNGUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INFECTIVITY; LARVA; MOTH; PEST RESISTANCE; PROTEIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD CELL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEAT; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; LARVA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; HOT TEMPERATURE; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTHS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84895770681     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.02.006     Document Type: Article

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