Endogenous defense mechanisms of insects

Zoology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 298-315

  Trenczek, Tina ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Encapsulation; Hemocytes; Parasitization; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040039872     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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