Mechanisms of Drosophila immunity - An innate immune system at work

Current Immunology Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 276-288

  Theopold, Ulrich ^a   Dushay, Mitchell S ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Encapsulation; Hemocytes; Innate immunity; Phagocytosis; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; CHEMOKINE; CHITIN; CYTOKINE; LIPOPHORIN; MATRIX PROTEIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VINEGAR;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; BLOOD CELL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CUTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSECT; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 38349116207     PISSN: 15733955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339507783334219     Document Type: Review

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