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Transfer rate of IgG from the diet into the hemolymph

Range	~1:500 IgG consumed to reach hemolymph
Organism	European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis
Reference	Jeffers LA, Michael Roe R. The movement of proteins across the insect and tick digestive system. J Insect Physiol. 2008 Feb54(2):319-32. p.322 right column top paragraphPubMed ID18177888
Primary Source	Ben-Yakir, D., Shochat, C., 1996. The fate of immunoglobulin G fed to larvae of Ostrinia nubilalis. Entomological Experimentalis et Applicata 81, 1–5.
Entered by	Uri M
ID	107306