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Prophenoloxidase Activation Is Required for Survival to Microbial Infections in Drosophila
The melanization reaction is a major immune response in Arthropods and involves the rapid synthesis of melanin at the site of infection and injury. A key enzyme in the melanization process is phenoloxidase (PO), which catalyzes the oxidation of phenols to quinones, which subsequently polymerize into...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006879/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24788090 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004067 |