Transferrin gene expression in response to LPS challenge and heavy metal exposure in roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 223-229

  Liu, Yingying ^a   Yu, Shanshan ^a   Chai, Yingmei ^a   Zhu, Qian ^a,b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Heavy metal; LPS; Roughskin sculpin Trachidermus fasciatus; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; MAMMALIA; RASTRINUS SCUTIGER; SALMONIDAE; TRACHIDERMUS FASCIATUS; VERTEBRATA;

HEAVY METAL; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSFERRIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PERCIFORMES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PERCIFORMES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSFERRIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84859248494     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.10.023     Document Type: Article

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