Demonstration of substances of innate immunity in the integument of the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica)

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 287-296

  Meyer, Wilfried ^a   Liumsiricharoen, Maleewan ^b   Hornickel, Isabelle ^a   Suprasert, Apinun ^b   Schnapper, Anke ^a   Fleischer, Lutz Günther ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidermis; Innate immunity; Pangolin skin

Indexed keywords

MANIS JAVANICA;

EID: 77952541100     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0318-8     Document Type: Article

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