Utilization of a silkworm model for understanding host-pathogen interactions
Studies of the interactions between humans and pathogenic microorganisms require adequate representative animal infection models. Further, the availability of invertebrate models overcomes the ethical and financial issues of studying vertebrate materials. Insects have an innate immune system that i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2012-09-01
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Series: | Invertebrate Survival Journal |
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Online Access: | https://isj02.unimore.it/index.php/ISJ/article/view/270 |