Is cell surface calreticulin involved in phagocytosis by insect hemocytes?

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 545-550

  Asgari, S ^a   Schmidt, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calreticulin; Ephestia kuhniella; Galleria mellonella; Phagocytosis; Pieris rapae

Indexed keywords

IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSECT;

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PIERIS RAPAE;

EID: 0038010521     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(03)00025-8     Document Type: Article

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