Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: Hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and opsonization

Immunobiology

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 213-236

  Jiravanichpaisal, Pikul ^a   Lee, Bok Luel ^b   Söderhäll, Kenneth ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Coagulation; Hemocytes; Melanization; Opsonization

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROPHENOL OXIDASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTHROPOD; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CLOTTING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ENCAPSULATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPSONIZATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 33646495280     PISSN: 01712985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2005.10.015     Document Type: Review

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