Insect cell stimulation by LPS requires the activity of cell-released proteases

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 91-97

  Wittwer, Daniela ^a   Wiesner, Andreas ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estigmene acraea; Insect hemocytes; LPS; Lysozyme; Phagocytosis; 2 macroglobulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LYSOZYME; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOTH; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; ENDOPEPTIDASES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOTHS; MURAMIDASE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0032254201     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6327(1998)39:3<91::AID-ARCH1>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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