Drosophila Immunity: Is Antigen Processing the First Step?

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Hultmark, Dan ^a   Borge Renberg, Karin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; BLOOD CELL; DROSOPHILA; FAT BODY; IMMUNOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; DROSOPHILA; FAT BODY; HEMOCYTES; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 33846023394     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.11.039     Document Type: Short Survey

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