Helical cytokines and invertebrate immunity: A new field of research

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 484-485

  Malagoli, D ^a   Ottaviani, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYTOKINE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; LETTER; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 34548593885     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2007.01997.x     Document Type: Letter

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