Immunostimulating effect of growth hormone: In-vivo administration of growth hormone in rainbow trout enhances resistance to Vibrio anguillarum infection

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 147-152

  Sakai, Masahiro ^a   Kajita, Yuichiro ^b   Kobayashi, Masanori ^b   Kawauchi, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Rainbow trout; Vibrio anguillarum

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; RAINBOW TROUT; VIBRIO;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; FISH DISEASES; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MYKISS; NEGIBACTERIA; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; VIBRIO;

EID: 0030838415     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(96)05771-6     Document Type: Article

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