Organization and expression analysis of the zebrafish hepcidin gene, an antimicrobial peptide gene conserved among vertebrates

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 747-754

  Shike, Hiroko ^a   Shimizu, Chisato ^a   Lauth, Xavier ^a   Burns, Jane C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial challenge; Fish; Hepcidin; Infection; Streptococcus iniae

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEPCIDIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXON; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HEART; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DANIO RERIO; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642386686     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2003.11.009     Document Type: Article

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