Preparation and application for immunocytochemistry of antibody to gallinacin-3, an antimicrobial peptide, in chicken

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 433-438

  Yoshimura, Yukinori ^a   Tsuchida, Mai ^a   Nakamura, Jumpei ^a   Saito, Takayuki ^a   Isobe, Naoki ^a   Iijima, Noriaki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibody preparation; Antimicrobial peptide; Chicken; Gallinacin

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 36349032760     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.44.433     Document Type: Article

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