Roles of haemolymph proteins in antimicrobial defences of Manduca sexta

Insect Infection and Immunity: Evolution, Ecology, and Mechanisms

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ragan, Emily J ^a   An, Chunju ^a   Jiang, Haobo ^b   Kanost, Michael R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune response; Insect immunity; Phenoloxidase; Plasma proteins; Prophenoloxidase; Tobacco hornworm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920094190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199551354.003.0003     Document Type: Chapter

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