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Shunji NATORI2010 Volume 86 Issue 10 Pages 927-938
Published: December 10, 2010
Released on J-STAGE: December 10, 2010
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSPricking the body wall of Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly) larvae with a needle activated the immune system of this insect and induced various immune molecules, including antibacterial proteins, in the hemolymph. In this review, I summarize and discuss the functions of these immune molecules, with particular emphasis on the dual roles of some of these molecules in defense and development.
(Communicated by Takao SEKIYA, M.J.A.)View full abstractDownload PDF (264K)
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