Immunohistochemical targeting of sea anemone cytolysins on tentacles, mesenteric filaments and isolated nematocysts of Stichodactyla helianthus

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-258

  Basulto, Ariel ^a   Pérez, Viviana M ^b   Noa, Yarielys ^a   Varela, Carlos ^c   Otero, Anselmo J ^a   Pico, María C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^b FINLAY INSTITUTE   (Cuba)

^c NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; HELIANTHUS; STICHODACTYLA HELIANTHUS;

COELENTERATE VENOM; STICHOLYSIN II;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; SEA ANEMONE;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SEA ANEMONES;

EID: 33645968997     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: 1552499X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.256     Document Type: Article

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