Molecular and functional characterization of the insect hemolymph clot
All metazoans possess an epithelial barrier that protects them from their environment and prevents loss off body fluid. Insects, which have an open circulatory system, depend on fast mechanism to seal wounds to avoid excessive loss of body fluids. As in vertebrates, and non-insect arthropods such as...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för molekylärbiologi och funktionsgenomik
2008
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-7310 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7155-563-2 |