Characterisation of a serine proteinase from Penaeus vannamei haemocytes

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-108

  Jiménez Vega, Florinda ^a   Vargas Albores, Francisco ^b   Söderhäll, Kenneth ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clip domain; Penaeus monodon; Penaeus vannamei; Serine proteinase; Shrimp immunity

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HYPODERRIS; LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI; MONODON; PENAEIDAE; PENAEUS MONODON;

EID: 4744369974     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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