Regulation and function of the melanization reaction in Drosophila

Fly

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-111

  Tang, Huaping ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Innate immunity; Melanization; Phenol oxidase; Protease cascade; Serpin

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 69249096235     PISSN: 19336934     EISSN: 19336942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/fly.3.1.7747     Document Type: Review

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