Immunomodulatory effects of dietary intake of chitin on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) innate immune system

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 303-315

  Esteban, M A ^a   Cuesta, A ^a   Ortuno J ^a   Meseguer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chitin; Cytotoxicity; Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.); Immunostimulation; Innate immune response; Leucocytes; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 0035343237     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.2000.0315     Document Type: Article

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