Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Responses in Insects

Author:   P.T. Brey ,  D.E. Hultmark
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1997 ed.
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9780412712807


Pages:   326
Publication Date:   30 September 1997
Format:   Hardback
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Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Responses in Insects


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Insects are the most numerous and diverse group of animals on earth, not only in number of individuals, but also in number of species. They inhabit virtually all terrestrial and freshwater environments, where they must protect themselves from an array of commensal, pathogenic and parasitic organisms that share the same ecological niches. Since the early 20th century, scientists have been intrigued by how insects defend themselves against microbial attack. We are currently witnessing a break-through in our understanding of the mechanisms governing immune reactions in insects. Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Responses in Insects covers various aspects of these mechanisms starting with a historical chapter on the origins of insect immunity. There are also chapters that cover antibacterial peptides from insects and their mode of action, relationships between insect defense proteins and development and immune mechanisms in vectors of transmissible disease. Other key areas covered include antibacterial peptides of the insect reproductive tract, regulation of insect immune genes and immune protein cascades, as well as a chapter on the cellular tools that revolutionized the study of molecular mechanisms of the insect immunity. Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Responses in Insects is written for a broad audience ranging from specialists in the field of innate immunity to informed biologists and graduate students fascinated by the simplistic efficiency of a `primitive' immune system. Fully up-to-date, this volume presents the reader with the most significant work from the major laboratories throughout the world. The contributors to the book reflect, both in concept and style, the international dimension of this area of science.

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Author:   P.T. Brey ,  D.E. Hultmark
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1997 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.450kg
ISBN:  

9780412712807


ISBN 10:   0412712806
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   30 September 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface. 1. The Contributions of the Pasteur School of Insect Immunity; P.T. Brey. 2. Antimicrobial Peptides from Insects; C. Hetru, et al. 3. Antibacterial Peptides of the Insect Reproductive Tract; A.G.O. Manetti, et al. 4. Immune Response in Hymenoptera; P. Casteels. 5. Mode of Action of Antibacterial Peptides; Y. Shai 6. Recent Advances in Research on the Insect Prophenoloxidase Cascade; M. Ashida, P.T. Brey. 7. Function and Regulation of Hemolin; I. Faye, M. Kanost. 8. The Drosophila Melanogaster Immunoresponsive Tumorous Blood Cell Line mbn-2; E. Gateff. 9. Insect Immune Gene Regulation; Y. Engstrom. 10. Relation Between Insect Defense Proteins and Development of the Flesh Fly, Sarcophaga Peregrina; S. Natori. 11. Mechanisms of Immunity and Refractoriness in Insect Vectors of Eukaryotic Parasites; K.D. Vernick. Index.

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