Immunology and zebrafish: Spawning new models of human disease

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 745-757

  Meeker, Nathan D ^a   Trede, Nikolaus S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Animal models; Forward genetic screen; Immunodeficiency; Infection; Innate immunity; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC SCREENING; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; IMMUNITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 40849097610     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2007.11.011     Document Type: Review

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