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Serotonin modulates insect hemocyte phagocytosis via two different serotonin receptors
Serotonin (5-HT) modulates both neural and immune responses in vertebrates, but its role in insect immunity remains uncertain. We report that hemocytes in the caterpillar, Pieris rapae are able to synthesize 5-HT following activation by lipopolysaccharide. The inhibition of a serotonin-generating en...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4829436/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26974346 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.12241 |