How Dopamine Influences Survival and Cellular Immune Response of <i>Rhipicephalus microplus</i> Inoculated with <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i>

How Dopamine Influences Survival and Cellular Immune Response of <i>Rhipicephalus microplus</i> Inoculated with <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i>

Dopamine (DA) is a biogenic monoamine reported to modulate insect hemocytes. Although the immune functions of DA are known in insects, there is a lack of knowledge of DA’s role in the immune system of ticks. The use of <i>Metarhizium anisopliae</i> has been considered for tick control, d...

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Main Authors: Thaís Almeida Corrêa, Jéssica Fiorotti, Emily Mesquita, Laura Nóbrega Meirelles, Mariana Guedes Camargo, Caio Junior Balduino Coutinho-Rodrigues, Allan Felipe Marciano, Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro Bittencourt, Patrícia Silva Golo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
biological control
entomopathogenic fungi
hemocytes
ticks
phagocytic activity
phenoloxidase
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/7/11/950

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