Innate immunity in insects: The role of multiple, endogenous serum lectins in the recognition of foreign invaders in the cockroach, Blaberus discoidalis

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1590-1596

  Wilson, Raymond ^a,b   Chen, Changwei ^a   Ratcliffe, Norman A ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; LECTIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; COCKROACH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; COCKROACHES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; LECTINS; MALE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENYLTHIOUREA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0033084020     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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