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Female bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L) anticipate the immunological consequences of traumatic insemination via feeding cues

Not all encounters with pathogens are stochastic and insects can adjust their immune management in relation to cues associated with the likelihood of infection within a life cycle as well as across generations. In this study we show that female insects (bed bugs) up-regulate immune function in their...

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Autores principales: Siva-Jothy, Michael T., Zhong, Weihao, Naylor, Richard, Heaton, Louise, Hentley, William, Harney, Ewan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6642350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31262812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904539116