Activation of prophenoloxidase and removal of Bacillus subtilis from the hemolymph of Acheta domesticus (L.) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 487-491

  Da Silva, Cleonor C A ^a  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Defense reaction; Hemocyte; Hemolymph; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649124376     PISSN: 1519556X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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