The ascidian prophenoloxidase activating system

Invertebrate Survival Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages S67-S76

  Cammarata, Matteo ^a   Parrinello, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Ciona intestinalis; Hemocytes; Immune response; Phenoloxidase; proPO

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349113626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1824307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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