Humoral opsonin from the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri as a member of the galectin family

Marine Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 823-827

  Ballarin, L ^a   Tonello, C ^a   Sabbadin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; COLONIAL ORGANISM;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI;

EID: 0033930799     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270000289     Document Type: Article

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