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Interactions between the cellular and humoral immune responses in Drosophila.
Current biology : CB - 29 Jun 2000
Elrod-Erickson M, Mishra S, Schneider D
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila has highly efficient defenses against infection. These include both cellular immune responses, such as the phagocytosis of invading microorganisms, and humoral immune responses, such as the secretion of antimicrobial peptides into the hemolymph [1] [2]. These defense systems are thought to interact, but the nature and extent of these interactions is not known. Here we describe a method for inhibiting...
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