Hemoglobin of the bloody clam Tegillarca granosa (Tg-HbI) is involved in the immune response against bacterial infection

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 517-523

  Bao, Yongbo ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Lin, Zhihua ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG WANLI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin; Immune response; MRNA expression; Tegillarca granosa; Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; SCAPHARCA; TEGILLARCA GRANOSA; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 79961023255     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.05.029     Document Type: Article

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