Hemocyte density increases with developmental stage in an immune-challenged forest caterpillar.
The cellular arm of the insect immune response is mediated by the activity of hemocytes. While hemocytes have been well-characterized morphologically and functionally in model insects, few studies have characterized the hemocytes of non-model insects. Further, the role of ontogeny in mediating immun...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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