Neutrophil activity as a potential bioindicator for contaminant analysis

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 537-539

  Stasiak, Steven A ^a   Baumann, Paul C ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Ameiurus nebulosus; Immune system; NBT; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS;

EID: 0030269176     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.1996.0050     Document Type: Article

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