Presence of haemocyte-like cells in coccinellid reflex blood

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 94-96

  Karystinou, Alexandra ^a   Thomas, Alison P M ^a   Roy, Helen E ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coccinellids; DNA extraction and amplification; Haemocytes; Reflex blood

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BLOOD;

ADALIA; ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; COCCINELLA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 1642266706     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6962.2004.0358.x     Document Type: Article

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