Six defensins from the triangle-shell pearl mussel Hyriopsis cumingii

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1232-1238

  Ren, Qian ^a   Li, Meng ^a   Zhang, Chi Yu ^a   Chen, Ke Ping ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Defensins; Evolution; Hyriopsis cumingii; Innate immunity; Mussel

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; HYRIOPSIS CUMINGII; INVERTEBRATA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; VIBRIO;

EID: 81255135789     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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