Browsing OSU Dissertations by Author "Yang, Fan"
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Roles of Manduca sexta serpin-8 and hemolymph proteinase-1 in the prophenoloxidase activation system
Yang, Fan (2012-12)Melanization (prophenoloxidase activation) is a major innate immune response in insects, which produces highly toxic and reactive compounds around the wounding or infection. It involves an extracellular serine proteinase ...