The insect cellular immune response

Insect Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Strand, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Clotting; Cytokines; Diptera; Drosophila; Encapsulation; Hemocytes; Immunityinsects; Lepidoptera; Nodulation; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 58649097360     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2008.00183.x     Document Type: Review

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