Innate immune responses of manduca sexta

Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 271-292

  Kanost, Michael R ^a   Nardi, James B ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420060201     Document Type: Chapter

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