Effect of in vitro cadmium exposure on natural killer (NK) cells of catfish, ictalurus melas

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-172

  Viola, A ^a   Pregnolato, G ^a   Albergoni, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Catfish; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

ICTALURUS MELAS;

EID: 0030119818     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.1996.0017     Document Type: Article

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