Insect Lectins and Epimorphosis.

The functions of insect C-type lectins on immune system

"role of lectins in interaction between parasites and the important insect vectors"

there is growing evidence that lectin-carbohydrate interactions can mediate the infection of parasites to their insect vector. many insect species are host or vectors of protozoan or metazoan parasites that cause socially and economically important disease such as malaria and leishmaniasis. however, relatively little work has been undertaken concerning the interaction of insect immunity against...

Thomas Hunt Morgan's Definition of Regeneration: Morphallaxis and Epimorphosis

For Thomas Hunt Morgan [4] clarity was of utmost importance. He was, therefore, frustrated with the many disparate, disconnected terms that were used to refer to similar, if not the same, regenerative processes within organisms. By 1901, the year his book Regeneration [5] appeared, the resulting inconsistencies had made it difficult to discuss results comparatively and a challenge to generalize...

Anti-insect potential of lectins from Arisaema species towards Bactrocera cucurbitae.

Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett), also known as melon fruit fly, is one of the major insect pests of cucurbits in several parts of Asia, Africa and Pacific. In the present investigation, effect of lectins from two sources i.e. Arisaema intermedium Blume and Arisaema wallichianum Hook f. (Family-Araceae) has been studied on the development of second instar larvae of melon fruit fly. The lectin...

Unifying principles of regeneration I: Epimorphosis versus morphallaxis.

Because research on regeneration has a long history, some classic definitions and concepts about regeneration which were established in earlier times have been retained without reconsideration for a long time, even though many relevant new findings have accumulated. To clarify the points on which research should be focused on for elucidating the mechanisms of regeneration, we should reconsider ...