Genetic and molecular dissection of hemolymph coagulation and melanization in Drosophila melanogaster
Injury to epithelial barriers puts metazoans at risk of loss of body fluid and contamination of their body by foreign particles. This risk is even exacerbated in insects, which have an open circulatory system and as a result, quickly need to seal wounds in order to keep a fairly constant internal mi...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi och funktionsgenomik
2007
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-7046 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7155-497-0 |