The effects of ingested mammalian blood factors on vector arthropod immunity and physiology.
The blood feeding behavior of disease-transmitting arthropods creates a unique intersection between vertebrate and invertebrate physiology. Here, we review host blood-derived factors that persist through blood digestion to affect the lifespan, reproduction, and immune responses of some of the most common arthropod vectors of human disease.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States. npakpour@ucdavis.edu
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