Plasma activity of the broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-242

  Siroski, Pablo A ^a,b   Pina, Carlos I ^a,c   Larriera, Alejandro ^a,b,d   Merchant, Mark E ^e   Di Conza, Jose ^d  

^a Proyecto Yacaré ^*  (Argentina)

^b Desarrollo Sustentable de la Provincia   (Argentina)

^c Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas de Diamante   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^e MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Broad snouted caiman; Caiman latirostris; Crocodylia; Immune system

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 72449212454     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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