Immune Defense Varies within an Instar in the Tobacco Hornworm,Manduca sexta

Research on how insect immunity changes with age as insects develop within an instar, or larval developmental stage, is limited and contradictory. Insects within an instar are preparing for the next developmental stage, which may involve changes in morphology or habitat. Immunity may also vary accor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Physiological and biochemical zoology 2015-03, Vol.88 (2), p.226-236
Hauptverfasser:	Booth, Kimberly, Cambron, Lizzette, Fisher, Nathan, Greenlee, Kendra J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides - immunology Bacterial load Caterpillars Developmental biology Escherichia coli - physiology Hemocytes Hemolymph Hemolymph - immunology Hemolymph - microbiology Infections Insect larvae Instars Larva - immunology Larva - microbiology Larvae Larval development Manduca - immunology Manduca - microbiology Manduca sexta Monophenol Monooxygenase - immunology Stenotrophomonas maltophilia - pathogenicity
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