Cytotoxic reactions associated with insect immunity

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 484, Issue , 2001, Pages 329-348

  Nappi, A J ^a   Vass, E ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LECTIN; MELANIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROGEN;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; DROSOPHILA; ENCAPSULATION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INSECT; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; WOUND HEALING;

INSECTA;

EID: 0035054437     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1291-2_33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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