Transcriptome analysis and identification of genes related to immune function in skin of the chinese brown frog

Zoological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-86

  Zhang, Zhewen ^a   Zhang, Bing ^b   Nie, Xiaona ^a   Liu, Qingkun ^a   Xie, Fuding ^a   Shang, Dejing ^a  

^a LIAONING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptide; Defense; ESTs; Immunity; Rana chensinensis

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FROGS AND TOADS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SKIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANURA; BETA-DEFENSINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SKIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CHENSINENSIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 60949097916     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.26.80     Document Type: Article

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