Immune response in insects: The role of
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Vassilis J. Marmaras; Nektarios D. Charalambidis; Christos G. Zervas
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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It is well known that activated prophenoloxidase (proPo) plays an important role in cuticular melanization and sclerotization. In addition, studies dealing with immune response of insects suggest that phenoloxidase (PO) is also critical in the defense reactions of insects against invaders. proPo is