Extra- and intracellular signaling pathways regulating nodule formation by hemocytes of the silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombicidae)

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 49-56

  Suzuki, Asahi ^a   Yoshizawa, Yasutaka ^a   Tanaka, Shiho ^a   Kitami, Madoka ^a   Sato, Ryoichi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; C type lectin; Hemocyte; Innate immunity; Nodule; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBYX MORI; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 84863997411     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: 18847978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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