title: Creating a Buzz about Macrophages: The Fly as an In Vivo Model for Studying Immune Cell Behavior.
abstract: Drosophila macrophages exhibit functional parallels with their vertebrate counterparts in both their early developmental roles and later diverse roles in health and disease. This, together with the fly's genetic tractability and opportunities for live imaging, has recently established Drosophila as a powerful model to study macrophage behavior in vivo.
authors.affiliation: School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 ITD, UK; School of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weavers
authors.affiliation: School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 ITD, UK. Electronic address: w.wood@bristol.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Will
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins