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Hemocyte-mediated phagocytosis differs between honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker castes

Honey bees as other insects rely on the innate immune system for protection against diseases. The innate immune system includes the circulating hemocytes (immune cells) that clear pathogens from hemolymph (blood) by phagocytosis, nodulation or encapsulation. Honey bee hemocyte numbers have been link...

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Autores principales: Hystad, Eva Marit, Salmela, Heli, Amdam, Gro Vang, Münch, Daniel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28877227
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184108