Innate immunity in higher insects

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 8-13

  Hoffmann, Jules A ^a   Reichhart, Jean Marc ^a   Hetru, Charles ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE;

GENE EXPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGENETICS; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029868136     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(96)80098-7     Document Type: Article

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