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Review
. 2006;211(4):213-36.
doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2005.10.015. Epub 2006 Apr 18.

Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and opsonization

Pikul Jiravanichpaisal  1 , Bok Luel Lee, Kenneth Söderhäll
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Review

Cell-mediated immunity in arthropods: hematopoiesis, coagulation, melanization and opsonization

Pikul Jiravanichpaisal et al. Immunobiology. 2006.

Abstract

The functions of hemocytes in innate immune response are reviewed with emphasized on their roles in coagulation, melanization and opsonization. Also the ways in which hemocytes are produced in and released from hematopoietic tissue are discussed.

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