A newly identified epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus): Cloning, tissue distribution and lipopolysaccharide-induced expression in head kidney leucocytes

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 998-1002

  Wang, Xinyan ^a   Wang, Yanan ^a   Yang, Mu ^a   Zhou, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM); Expression analysis; Grass carp; Head kidney leucocyte (HKL); Immune response; Lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

CTENOPHARYNGODON; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; CYPRINIDAE; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77957751710     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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