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The effects of parasite-derived immune-suppressive factors on the cellular innate immune and autoimmune responses of Drosophila melanogaster.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Oct 2004
Nappi A J, Vass E, Malagoli D, Carton Y
Abstract excerpt
Immune-suppressive factors (ISFs) introduced into larvae of Drosophila melanogaster during infection by virulent endoparasitic wasps effectively block the innate immune response mediated by blood cells (hemocytes) but have little influence on the autoimmune response made by a tumor strain in which the blood cells manifest a similar response but instead target and destroy endogenous tissues. Quantitative hemocyte...
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