Natural anti-proteases in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss and brook charr, Salvelinus fontinalis and the in vitro neutralization of fish α2-macroglobulin by the metalloprotease from the pathogenic haemoffagelIate, Cryptobia salmositica

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 375-381

  Zuo, X ^a   Woo, P T K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

1 Protease inhibitor; 2 Macroglobulin; Cryptoba salmositica; Oncorhynchus mykiss; Protease; Salvelinus fontinalis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FLAGELLATE; HOST RESISTANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TROUT;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANIMALS; BLOOD; ERYTHROCYTES; FISH DISEASES; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; KINETOPLASTIDA; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TROUT;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOBIA SALMOSITICA; FONTINALIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0030941617     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008578     Document Type: Article

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