Phospholipase A2 activity of crocodile serum

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-125

  Nevalainen, Timo J ^a   Kanchanapangka, Sumolya ^b   Youngprapakorn, Panya ^c   Webb, Grahame J W ^d,e   Manolis, S Charlie ^d   Scott, Kieran F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Golden Crocodile Agriculture (Thailand) Co Ltd   (Thailand)

^d Crocodylus Park and Wildlife Management International   (Australia)

^e CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crocodylus porosus; Crocodylus siamensis; Estuarine crocodile; Infection; Inflammation; Innate immunity; Saltwater crocodile; Siamese crocodile

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CATALYSIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CROCODILIAN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; IMMUNITY; SERUM; SUBSTRATE;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS POROSUS; CROCODYLUS SIAMENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 60449094750     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809787392676     Document Type: Article

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