TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beckage, Nancy E.
TI  - Insect immunology
SN  - 9780123739766
U1  - 571.96157 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Academic Press
KW  - Insects
KW  - Immunology
KW  - Physiology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents:
1. Insect and vertebrate immunity: key similarities versus difference
2. Insect hemocytes and their role in immunity
3. Eicosaniod actions in insect immunology
4. Phenoloxidases in insect immunity
5. Evidence for speficity and memory in the insect innate immune response
6. Bidirectional connections between the immune system and the nervous system in insects
7. Bloodfeeding as an interface of mammalian and arthropod immunity
8. Mosquito immunity to the malaria parasite
9. Insect immunity to viruses
10. Parasitoid polydnaviruses and insect immunity
11. Insect immune recognition and suppression
12. RNAI and the insect immune system
13. Epilogue: pathways into the future of insect immunology
ER  -