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Pricking 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.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21157125 PMCID: PMC3035055 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.86.927
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci ISSN: 0386-2208 Impact factor: 3.493