The expression pattern of scygonadin during the ontogenesis of Scylla paramamosain predicting its potential role in reproductive immunity

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1078-1090

  Xu, Wan Fang ^a,b   Qiao, Kun ^a   Huang, Sheng Pei ^a   Peng, Hui ^a   Huang, Wen Shu ^a,c   Chen, Fang Yi ^a   Zhang, Nai ^a   Wang, Gui Zhong ^a   Wang, Ke Jian ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUANZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIMEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Expression; Mating; Reproductive immunity; Scygonadin; Scylla paramamosain

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SCYGONADIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EJACULATORY DUCT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GILL; IMMUNITY; MALE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; SCY GENE; SCYLLA PARAMAMOSAIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATHECA; TESTIS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MEGALOPS; SCYLLA PARAMAMOSAIN; SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 79959569310     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: 0145305X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2011.03.028     Document Type: Article

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