Inoculating Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes with Beads to Induce and Measure the Melanization Immune Response
Title:
Inoculating Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes with Beads to Induce and Measure the Melanization Immune Response
Author:
Barreaux, Antoine M. G.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (504 seconds)
Series:
Immunology and Infection
General Note:
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Abstract:
Through inoculation with beads, the described technique enables the stimulation of the mosquito melanization response in the hemolymph circulating system. The amount of melanin covering the beads can be measured after dissection as a measure of the immune response.
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