Article
Molecular genetics of Drosophila immunity.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Oct 1994
Ip Y T, Levine M
Abstract excerpt
Insects resist bacterial infections through the induction of both cellular and humoral immune responses. The cellular response involves the mobilization of hemocytes, whereas the humoral response utilizes antibacterial peptides that are synthesized in the fat bodies and secreted into the circulating hemolymph. Recent studies suggest that the induction of the humoral response involves Rel-containing regulatory...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
