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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Series Preface; Preface; The Editor; Contributors; Section I: Immunocytes and Their Immune Reactions; Chapter 1: Cellular and Humoral Immunity in the Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus; Chapter 2: Insect Immunocytes and Other Hemocytes: Roles in Cellular and Humoral Immunity; Chapter 3: Encapsulation in Insects: Polydnaviruses and Encapsulation-Promoting Factors; Chapter 4: Gap Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion Molecules, and Molecular Basis of Encapsulation; Chapter 5: An Introduction to Image Analysis of Hemocyte Serial Sections |
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Chapter 12: Antibacterial Proteins in Insects other than Lepidoptera and Diptera and in Some Other InvertebratesChapter 13: Antibacterial Immunity in Lepidoptera; Chapter 14: Identification and Characterization of Insect Hemolymph Proteins Interacting with the Mammalian Complement Cascade; Chapter 15: Adaptive Humoral Immunity in the American Cockroach; Chapter 16: Antigenic Stimulation of Hemagglutinin Production in Insects; Chapter 17: Why are Insect Cells Immune to HIV?; SECTION IV: Biomedical Applications and Techniques |
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Chapter 18: Applications of LAL in Pharmaceuticals and Medical DevicesChapter 19: Endotoxin Determination with Limulus Lysate in Clinical Diagnosis and Hygienic Control; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
In insect and other arthropod immune systems, discrimination between self and nonself tissues is accomplished through the combined actions of two immunocytes and several humoral factors. Immunology of Insects and Other Arthropods presents a comprehensive look at this and other important topics in arthropod immunology. Issues discussed include insect immunocytes and other hemocytes, including computer image analysis of immunocyte serial sections; the two basic cellular immune reactions (phagocytosis and encapsulation), including the molecular basis and roles of gap junctions in encapsulation; how encapsulation is affected by polydnavirus and encapsulation-promoting factors; why insect cells are immune to HIV; humoral factors; and antibacterial factors in Lepidoptera, Diptera, and other insect orders. Other topics include hemolymph proteins interacting with mammalian complement cascade; adaptive humoral response in the American cockroach; antigenic stimulation of hemaglutinin production in insects; and the applications of the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) in detecting endotoxins in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, clinical diagnosis, and hygienic control. This book represents an important reference source for hematologists, pathologists, immunologists, AIDS researchers, comparative immunologists, and pharmaceutical companies |
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Insects -- Immunology
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Arthropoda -- Immunology
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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Arthropoda -- Immunology
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Insects -- Immunology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351073431 |
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1351073435 |
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9781351090339 |
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135109033X |
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9781351098786 |
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1351098780 |
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9781351081887 |
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1351081888 |
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