Phenoloxidases in Insect Immunity

Insect Immunology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 69,iii-96,iv

  Kanost, Michael R ^a   Gorman, Maureen J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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