The immune response in catfish, Mystus gulio

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 863-866

  Deivasigamani, B ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Head kidney; Immune response; Mystus gulio; Plaque forming cells; Spleen; Thymus

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ;

ANTIGEN; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MICROSCOPY; TELEOST;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN BINDING CELL; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CELL ASSAY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE; VERTEBRATE;

MYSTUS GULIO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57749104732     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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