Vitamin E increases natural cytotoxic activity in seabream (Sparus aurata L.)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 293-302

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.); Leucocytes; Natural cytotoxic activity; Non specific cytotoxic cells (NCC); Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 0035343401     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.2000.0316     Document Type: Article

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