Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of a serine protease with clip-domain homologue from scallop Chlamys farreri

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 556-566

  Zhu, Ling ^a,b   Song, Linsheng ^a   Zhao, Jiangmin ^a,b   Xu, Wei ^a,b   Chang, Yaqing ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Dalian Fisheries College   (China)

Author keywords

Chlamys farreri; Clip domain; Immune response; Injury healing; mRNA expression; Serine protease; Tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYS FARRERI; INVERTEBRATA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33846600900     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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