A monoclonal antibody against hemocytes of the stick insect bacillus rossius (phasmatodea, bacillidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-328

  Scapigliati, Giuseppe ^a   Fausto, Anna Maria ^a   Pecci, Mauro ^a   Mazzini, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Granulocytes; Hemocytes; Insect; Monoclonal Antibody

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040980537     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009609356153     Document Type: Article

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