Immune-neuroendocrine biology of invertebrates: A collection of methods

Invertebrate Survival Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-215

  Ballarin, L ^a   Cammarata, M ^b   Cima, F ^a   Grimaldi, A ^c   Lorenzon, S ^d   Malagoli, D ^e   Ottaviani, Enzo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunity; Laboratory techniques; Morphology; Neuroendocrinology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650681845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1824307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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