Drosophila Nimrod proteins bind bacteria

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 633-645

  Zsámboki, János ^a   Csordás, Gábor ^a   Honti, Viktor ^a   Pintér, Lajos ^a   Bajusz, Izabella ^a   Galgóczy, László ^b   Andó, István ^a   Kurucz, Éva ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Innate immunity; Phagocytosis; Receptor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84876533374     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-013-0183-4     Document Type: Article

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