20-Hydroxyecdysone Primes Innate Immune Responses That Limit Bacterial and Malarial Parasite Survival in Anopheles gambiae
Blood feeding is required to provide nutrients for mosquito egg production and serves as a mechanism to acquire and transmit pathogens. Shortly after a blood meal is taken, there is a peak in the production of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), a mosquito hormone that initiates physiological changes, includi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-04-01
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| Series: | mSphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00983-19 |