Blood feeding induces hemocyte proliferation and activation in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae Giles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1238-1245

  Bryant, William B ^a   Michel, Kristin ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood meal; Immunology; Infectious disease; Innate immunity; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BLOOD CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEMOCYTES; IMMUNITY, INNATE;

EID: 84910640683     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.094573     Document Type: Article

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