Innate immunity in Drosophila: Pathogens and pathways

Insect Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-43

  Govind, Shubha ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Drosophila; Genomes; Immunity; Innate; JAKSTAT; NF B; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METAZOA;

EID: 65249150241     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2008.00185.x     Document Type: Review

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