Evidence of an inflammatory-like response in non-normally pigmented tissues of two scleractinian corals

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1652, 2008, Pages 2687-2693

  Palmer, Caroline V ^a,c   Mydlarz, Laura D ^b   Willis, Bette L ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amoebocyte; Innate immunity; Melanin; Phenoloxidase; Scleractinian corals

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA; MELANIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOASSAY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNITY; INNATE BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MELANIN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SUBSTRATE; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ASSAY; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; UPREGULATION;

ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PORITES; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 54249146867     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0335     Document Type: Article

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