Involvement of protein kinase C signalling and mitogen-activated protein kinase in the amebocyte-producing organ of Biomphalaria glabrata (Mollusca)

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 725-727

  Salamat, Zahra ^a   Sullivan, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hematopoiesis; Hemocytes; Mitotic cell division; Phorbol myristate acetate; Signal transduction; Snails

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AMEBOCYTE PRODUCING ORGAN; ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; BLOOD CELL; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL LEVEL; CELL MATURATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SNAIL;

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 60849098721     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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