Insect immunity : Inducible antibacterial proteins from Hyalophora cecropia

A powerful bactericidal activity can be induced in the hemolymph of many insects as a response to an injection of bacteria. The nature of the effector molecules of this immune response was investigated, using pupae of the Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia. Three major types of antibacterial protein...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hultmark, Dan
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, mikrobiologiska institutionen 1982
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-107016
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:ISBN 91-7146-218-X