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Immunological Basis for Compatibility in Parasitoid-Host Relationships
1 Jan 1995
Abstract excerpt
The insect immune system serves as a key defense against attack by parasitoids. Incompatible hosts often eliminate parasitoids by encapsulation, a process in which hemocytes form a multilayered envelope around the invading organism. Capsule formation involves cooperation between one or more classes of hemocytes and is likely mediated by cytokines and adhesion molecules. Reciprocally, parasitoids have evolved a...
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