An introduction to parasitic wasps of drosophila and the antiparasite immune response

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 63, 2012, Pages 1-

  Small, Chiyedza ^a,b   Paddibhatla, Indira ^a,b   Rajwani, Roma ^a   Govind, Shubha ^a,b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Fat body; Hematopoiesis; Immunology; Innate immunity; Insect; Issue 63; Molecular biology; Parasitoid wasps; Toll NF kappab

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863772488     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3347     Document Type: Article

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