Expression of antimicrobial peptide genes after infection by parasitoid wasps in Drosophila

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-181

  Nicolas, Emmanuelle ^a   Nappi, Anthony J ^b   Lemaitre, Bruno ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptides; Insect immunity; Parasitoid wasps

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CECROPIN; DIPTERICIN; DROSOMYCIN; PEPTIDE; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASP;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0030572175     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0145-305X(96)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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