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Parasite Encapsulation

Parasite Encapsulation is a cellular immune response mechanism in which immune cells aggregate around and wall off parasitic organisms to prevent their dissemination and facilitate their destruction.

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Superoxide anion generation in Drosophila during melanotic encapsulation of parasites.

Anthony J. Nappi, E. Vass, F. Frey et al. · PubMed · 1995 · 297 citations

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Granular cells are required for encapsulation of foreign targets by insect haemocytes

Louis L. Pech, Michael R. Strand · Journal of Cell Science · 1996 · 245 citations

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Insect immunity: early events in the encapsulation process of parasitoid (<i>Leptopilina boulardi</i>) eggs in resistant and susceptible strains of <i>Drosophila</i>

Jacqueline Russo, Stéphane Dupas, F. Frey et al. · Parasitology · 1996 · 196 citations

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Ultrastructure of Encapsulation of Schistosoma mansoni Mother Sporocysts by Hemocytes of Juveniles of the 10-R2 Strain of Biomphalaria glabrata

Eric S. Loker, Christopher J. Bayne, Patricia M. Buckley et al. · Journal of Parasitology · 1982 · 114 citations

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Virus-like particles with host protein-like antigenic determinants protect an insect parasitoid from encapsulation

Imke Feddersen, Katja Sander, O. Schmidt · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · 1986 · 111 citations

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Authors

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  1. SM
    Susan M. Paskewitz

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    4 publications · 257 citations

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    Donald Heyneman

    San Francisco Foundation, United States

    3 publications · 77 citations

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    D. Huw Davies

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    3 publications · 143 citations

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  4. FH
    Frank H. Collins

    University of Notre Dame, United States

    3 publications · 216 citations

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    Y. Carton

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    3 publications · 524 citations

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Institutions

109

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of Wisconsin System

    Madison, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    653 citations

  3. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    482 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    948 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    161 citations

  6. National Institute for Environmental Studies

    Tsukuba, Japan

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    300 citations

  7. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    61 citations

  8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    272 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Parasitology

    11 publications · 452 citations

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  2. Journal of Insect Physiology

    6 publications · 411 citations

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  3. Parasitology

    6 publications · 372 citations

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  4. Experimental Parasitology

    EP · 5 publications · 212 citations

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  5. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

    4 publications · 93 citations

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