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 circulat...
Topics
- Animals
- Cloning, Molecular
- Drosophila
- Female
- Genes, Insect
- Male
- Molecular Biology
- Mutation
- Signal Transduction
- Transcription Factors