Search for dissertations about: "insect immunology"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words insect immunology.

  2. 1. Insect immunity : Inducible antibacterial proteins from Hyalophora cecropia

    Author : Dan Hultmark; Hans Boman; Sten Hammarström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : A powerful bactericidal activity can be induced in the hemolymph of many insects as a response to an injection of bacteria. The nature of the effector molecules of this immune response was investigated, using pupae of the Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia. READ MORE

  4. 2. Immunological and functional properties of a non-repeat region in Plasmodium falciparum antigen Pf155/RESA

    Author : Siddique Abu Bakar; Lars Hvid; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : Plasmodium falciparum malaria is one of the most prevalent of all the great insect-borne diseases causing high morbidity and mortality in humans. As conventional anti-malarial treatment is becoming increasingly inefficient, alternative approaches to combat the parasite, like vaccine development, are of high priority. READ MORE

  5. 3. Studies related to immune inhibitor A, a proteolytic enzyme produced by the insect pathogen Bacillus thuringiensis

    Author : Gunnel Dalhammar; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

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  6. 4. Coevolution and molecular background of species interactions in geographic mosaics

    Author : Xuyue Yang; Peter A. Hambäck; Michael R. Strand; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; transcriptomics; population genetics; insect immunology; parasitoid; genome assembly; natural selection; Ecology and Evolution; ekologi och evolution;

    Abstract : In complex food webs, species often interact with each other indirectly through mediating species. As a result of geographic mosaic of coevolution, such interactions are often evolutionarily unstable and the traits governing the interaction sometimes vary over time. READ MORE