Molecular cloning and characterization of caspase-3 in large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 910-916

  Li, Mingyu ^a   Ding, Yang ^b   Mu, Yinnan ^a   Ao, Jingqun ^a   Chen, Xinhua ^a  

^a Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources of Fujian Province   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caspase 3; Expression modulation; Hydrolyzing activity; Large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea); Tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOSCIAENA CROCEA;

EID: 79952185199     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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