Immune parameters in carpet shell clams naturally infected with Perkinsus atlanticus

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 597-609

  Ordás, M Camino ^a   Ordás, Amando ^b   Beloso, Carmen ^a   Figueras, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Perkinsus atlanticus, Ruditapes decussatus, bivalve mollusc, defense mechanisms, phagocytosis, agglutination, lysozyme

Indexed keywords

ATLANTICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; PERKINSUS ATLANTICUS; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 0034288742     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.2000.0274     Document Type: Article

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