Hemocytes (cell)

Known as: Hematocyte, Hemocyte, Hemocytes 
Any blood or formed element especially in invertebrates.
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Hemocyte differentiation mediates innate immune memory in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes.
Mosquito midgut invasion by ookinetes of the malaria parasite Plasmodium disrupts the barriers that normally prevent the gut… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Sessile hemocytes as a hematopoietic compartment in Drosophila melanogaster.
The blood cells, or hemocytes, in Drosophila participate in the immune response through the production of antimicrobial peptides… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Hemocyte-mediated shell mineralization in the eastern oyster.
The growth of molluscan shell crystals is usually thought to be initiated from solution by extracellular organic matrix. We… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Draper-mediated and phosphatidylserine-independent phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by Drosophila hemocytes/macrophages.
The mechanism of phagocytic elimination of dying cells in Drosophila is poorly understood. This study was undertaken to examine… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The two origins of hemocytes in Drosophila.
As in many other organisms, the blood of Drosophila consists of several types of hemocytes, which originate from the mesoderm. By… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Signaling role of hemocytes in Drosophila JAK/STAT-dependent response to septic injury.
To characterize the features of JAK/STAT signaling in Drosophila immune response, we have identified totA as a gene that is… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Analysis of Ras-induced overproliferation in Drosophila hemocytes.
We use the Drosophila melanogaster larval hematopoietic system as an in vivo model for the genetic and functional genomic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Hemocyte production and maturation in an invertebrate animal; proliferation and gene expression in hematopoietic stem cells of Pacifastacus leniusculus.
Regulation of hematopoiesis in invertebrates is largely unknown, although the hemocytes are essential in immunity, performing… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Embryonic origin of hemocytes and their relationship to cell death in Drosophila.
We have studied the embryonic development of Drosophila hemocytes and their conversion into macrophages. Hemocytes derive… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Immunostimulation of tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) hemocytes for generation of microbicidal substances: analysis of reactive oxygen species.
NBT staining was used to determine the presence of superoxide anions (O2-) produced by tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) hemocytes… (More)
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