Relish and the Regulation of Antimicrobial Peptides in Drosophila melanogaster
The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has been a powerful model system in which to study the immune response. When microorganisms breach the mechanical barrier of the insect, phagocytosing cells and a battery of induced antimicrobial molecules rapidly attack them. These antimicrobial peptides can re...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Wenner-Grens institut
2004
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-170 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7265-897-5 |