Characterization of serum complement activity of saltwater (Crocodylus porosus) and freshwater (Crocodylus johnstoni) crocodiles

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 488-493

  Merchant, Mark ^a   Britton, Adam ^b  

^a MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wildlife Management Incorporated   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crocodilian; Humoral immunity; Immunology; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ION; CALCIUM ION; CHELATING AGENT; CITRIC ACID; COMPLEMENT; CUPRIC ION; EDETIC ACID; FERROUS ION; FRESH WATER; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL ION; METHYLAMINE; PHOSPHATE; PROTEINASE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645037967     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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