Opsonin-independent and -dependent phagocytosis in the ascidian Halocynthia roretzi: Galactose-specific lectin and complement C3 function as target-dependent opsonins

Zoological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 625-632

  Azumi, Kaoru ^a   Ishimoto, Rika ^a   Fujita, Teizou ^b   Nonaka, Masaru ^c   Yokosawa, Hideyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034336886     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.625     Document Type: Article

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