Why do insects evolve immune priming? A search for crossroads.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104246
Abstract: Until recently, it was assumed that insects lack immune memory since they do not have vertebrate-like specialized memory cells. Therefore, their most well studied evolutionary response against pathogens was increased basal immunity. However, growing evidence… read more here.
Keywords: insects; search crossroads; priming search; immune priming ... See more keywords