The effect of mating on immunity can be masked by experimental piercing in female Drosophila melanogaster

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 414-420

  Wigby, Stuart ^a   Domanitskaya, Elena V ^b   Choffat, Yves ^b   Kubli, Eric ^b   Chapman, Tracey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Immunity; Injection; Mating; Sex peptide

Indexed keywords

ATTACIN A PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; ATTACIN-A PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DPT PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; MST57DC PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; COPULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNITY; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INJURY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; PEPTIDES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 38749109999     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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