Why is the antibody response of Atlantic cod so poor? The search for a genetic explanation

Fisheries Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 961-971

  Pilström, Lars ^a   Warr, Gregory W ^b   Strömberg, Siv ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Atlantic cod; Immunogenetics; Immunoglobulin genes; MHC

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 27944499465     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.01052.x     Document Type: Review

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