Peptidoglycan recognition proteins in Drosophila melanogaster

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is an excellent model organism to study the innate immune response, because insects and mammals share conserved features regarding the recognition and destruction of microorganisms and Drosophila is easily accessible to genetic manipulation. In my present study,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Werner, Thomas
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Umeå centrum för molekylär patogenes (UCMP) (Medicinska fakulteten) 2004
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-355
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