Vitellogenin is a novel player in defense reactions

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 769-772

  Shi, Xiaodong ^a   Zhang, Shicui ^a   Pang, Qiuxiang ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Hemagglutination; Puntius conchonius; Rosy barb; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PUNTIUS CONCHONIUS;

EID: 28944441827     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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