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Inoculating Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes with Beads to Induce and Measure the Melanization Immune Response

inoculando<em> Anopheles gambiae</em> Os mosquitos com grânulos para induzir e medir a melanizacao Resposta Imunológica

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January 12, 2017

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10.3791/55013-v

DOI:
10.3791/55013-v

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January 12, 2017

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1Laboratoire d’écologie et d’épidémioloigie parasitaire, Institut de biologie,Université de Neuchâtel, 2Merkle Lab, Department of Entomology,Pennsylvania State University

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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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Barreaux, A. M. G., Barreaux, P., Thomas, M. B., Koella, J. C. Inoculating Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes with Beads to Induce and Measure the Melanization Immune Response. J. Vis. Exp. (119), e55013, doi:10.3791/55013 (2017).

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