Drosophila immunity: Paths and patterns

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-19

  Hultmark, Dan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA GLUCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN; CECROPIN; DROSOMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN RECOGNITION PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DROSOPHILA; GENE INDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INSECT PROTEINS; MYCOSES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0037290892     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(02)00005-5     Document Type: Review

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