Diverse lectin repertoires in tunicates mediate broad recognition and effector innate immune responses

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 323-330

  Quesenberry, Michael S ^a   Ahmed, Hafiz ^a   Elola, Maria T ^b   O'Leary, Nuala ^a   Vasta, Gerardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0043205805     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/43.2.323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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