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An analysis of the structural and functional similarities of insect hemocytes and mammalian phagocytes

The insect immune response demonstrates a number of structural and functional similarities to the innate immune system of mammals. As a result of these conserved features insects have become popular choices for evaluating the virulence of microbial pathogens or for assessing the efficacy of antimicr...

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Autores principales: Browne, Niall, Heelan, Michelle, Kavanagh, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Landes Bioscience 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23921374
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/viru.25906