Expression and phylogenetic analysis of the ninth complement component (C9) in rainbow trout

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 572-576

  Chondrou, Maria P ^a   Londou, Adamantia V ^a   Zarkadis, Ioannis K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

C9; Comparative immunology; Complement lytic pathway; Evolution; Phylogenetic analysis; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 33749491987     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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