Drosophila immune responses as models for human immunity

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-14

  Dushay, Mitchell S ^a   Eldon, Elizabeth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031890394     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301694     Document Type: Article

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