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Melanization Response

Melanization Response is a biochemical defense mechanism in the innate immune system of insects that involves the localized production of melanin around pathogens or wounds, mediated by the activation of the prophenoloxidase cascade, to sequester and neutralize invading microorganisms.

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780

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2017–2026

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Melanization

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Publications

685

Phenoloxidase: a key component of the insect immune system

Isaac González‐Santoyo, Alex Córdoba‐Aguilar · Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata · 2011 · 676 citations · Full text

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Selection experiments on industrial melanism in the Lepidoptera

H B D Kettlewell · Heredity · 1955 · 627 citations

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The industrial melanism mutation in British peppered moths is a transposable element

Arjèn E. van’t Hof, Pascal Campagne, Daniel J. Rigden et al. · Nature · 2016 · 590 citations

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Insect melanism: the molecules matter

John True · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2003 · 507 citations

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Melanism and disease resistance in insects

Kenneth Wilson, Sheena C. Cotter, Andrew Reeson et al. · Ecology Letters · 2001 · 432 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. BM
    Bruce M. Christensen

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

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  2. AC
    Arturo Casadevall

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States

    13 publications · 1K citations

    12

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  3. RP
    Ravi Parkash

    Maharshi Dayanand University, India

    12 publications · 588 citations

    12

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  4. JC
    Jacob C. Koella

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 528 citations

    11

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  5. LM
    Lynn M. Riddiford

    University of Washington, United States

    9 publications · 709 citations

    9

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Institutions

780

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    20 h-index

    63 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    18 h-index

    40 publications

    4.9K citations

  3. Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    Bronx, United States

    16 h-index

    34 publications

    3.2K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    62 publications

    3.9K citations

  5. Kansas State University

    Manhattan, United States

    13 h-index

    38 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    13 h-index

    35 publications

    842 citations

  7. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    12 h-index

    55 publications

    2.5K citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    12 h-index

    32 publications

    3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Insect Physiology

    27 publications · 1.1K citations

    19

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  2. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 15 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. Evolution

    15 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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  4. PLoS ONE

    16 publications · 889 citations

    14

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  5. Ecological Entomology

    12 publications · 408 citations

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