Venom-Induced Immunosuppression: An Overview of Hemocyte-Mediated Responses

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Acridine orange/ethidium bromide double staining of G. mellonella hemocytes with characteristic symptoms of apoptosis. (a) Normal hemocytes from untreated larvae, (b) early apoptosis, (c) late apoptosis, and (d) necrosis from parasitized larvae of G. mellonella. Scale bar 10 μm *(Effects of parasitism and application of venom from the endoparasitoid Pimpla turionellae on hemocytes of the host Galleria mellonella [82]. Copyright [2010] Blackwell Verlag, GmbH).

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