Multiple β-defensin isoforms identified in early developmental stages of the teleost Paralichthys olivaceus

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-274

  Nam, Bo Hye ^a   Moon, Ji Young ^a   Kim, Young Ok ^a   Kong, Hee Jeong ^a   Kim, Woo Jin ^a   Lee, Sang Jun ^a   Kim, Kyong Kil ^a  

^a National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constitutive expression; Early developmental stage; Inducible expression; Olive flounder; Paralichthys olivaceus; Defensin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 75049083216     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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