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Melanization in living organisms: a perspective of species evolution

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Molecular Control of Phenoloxidase-induced Melanin Synthesis in an Insect

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A Three-step Proteolytic Cascade Mediates the Activation of the Peptidoglycan-induced Toll Pathway in an Insect

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