The importance of hydrogen peroxide in phagocytic bactericidal activity of Japanese eel neutrophils

Fish Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-125

  Itou, Takuya ^a   Iida, Takaji ^b   Kawatsu, Hiroshi ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bactericidal activity; Cytochalasin B; Hydrogen peroxide; Japanese eel; Neutrophil

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLIFORMES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0031479707     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.32.121     Document Type: Article

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