Defense mechanisms and disease prevention in farmed marine invertebrates

Aquaculture

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 125-145

  Roch, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Crustaceans; Cytotoxicity; Diagnosis; Disease; Immunity; Mollusks; Mussel s; Oysters; Shrimps

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMMUNODIAGNOSIS; MACROPHAGE; PATHOGENESIS; PROBE;

DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; PENAEIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033106065     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00439-6     Document Type: Review

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