Calreticulin is transiently induced after immunogen treatment in the fat body of the silkworm Bombyx mori

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-84

  Takahashi, Tadashi ^a   Murakami, Hiroki ^a   Imanishi, Shigeo ^b   Miyazaki, Masao ^c   Kamiie, Katsuyoshi ^d   Suzuki, Koichi ^a   Taira, Hideharu ^a   Yamashita, Tetsuro ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Frontier Research System   (Japan)

^d AOMORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Calreticulin; Fat body; Innate immunity; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; CALRETICULIN; FAT BODY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES;

CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; IMMUNE SYSTEM;

ANIMALS;

BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA;

BOMBYX MORI; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

EID: 33748557215     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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