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020			_a9780123739766
040			_cCPGS
082			_a571.96157
100			_aBeckage, Nancy E. _95133
245			_aInsect immunology / _cNancy E. Beckage
260			_aLondon : _bAcademic Press , _cc2008
300			_axii, 348p.: _bill., col. plates ; _c23 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aContents: 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
650			_aInsects _xImmunology _95134
650			_aInsects _xPhysiology _95135
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