Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) stimulates the activity of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) head kidney phagocytes in vitro

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 639-642

  Harris, James ^a   Bird, David J ^a   Yeatman, Linda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melanin concentrating hormone; Phagocytosis; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032209806     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.1998.0157     Document Type: Article

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