Hormonal regulation of the humoral innate immune response in Drosophila melanogaster
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Hormonal regulation of the humoral innate immune response in Drosophila melanogaster.
Juvenile hormone (JH) and 20-hydroxy-ecdysone (20E) are highly versatile hormones, coordinating development, growth, reproduction and aging in insects. Pulses of 20E provide key signals for initiating developmental and physiological transitions, while JH promotes or inhibits these signals in a stage-specific manner. Previous evidence suggests that JH and 20E might modulate innate immunity, but ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1477-9145,0022-0949
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.014878