Polydnavirus-mediated inhibition of lysozyme gene expression and the antibacterial response

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-272

  Shelby, K S ^a   Cui, L ^b   Webb, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Campoletis sonorensis; Heliothis virescens; Immunodeficiency; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CECROPIN; ELICITOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HELLOTHIS VIRESCENS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYSOZYME; PARASITISM; PATHOGENESIS; POLYDNA VIRUS; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAMPOLETIS SONORENSIS; CAMPOLETIS SONORENSIS ICHNOVIRUS; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HELLOTHIS; HELLOTHIS VIRESCENS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0032145026     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.1998.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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