Isolation of Pure Populations of Insect Haemocytes

  • N. A. Ratcliffe
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Part of the Series Entomologica book series (SENT, volume 48)

Abstract

Most living systems consist of mixed cell populations which interact in complex ways to maintain the functional integrity of the whole organism. Such interactions are particularly well illustrated in the vertebrate immune system in which, for example, macrophages and T- and B-lymphocytes cooperate intimately to mediate the cellular and humoral immune defences.

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Granular Cell Spherule Cell Percoll Gradient Continuous Gradient Discontinuous Gradient 
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