Enzyme activity demonstrates multiple pathways of innate immunity in Indo-Pacific anthozoans

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1743, 2012, Pages 3879-3887

  Palmer, C V ^a   Bythell, J C ^b,c   Willis, B L ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Coagulation; Coral; Disease; Melanin; Phenoloxidase

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; MELANIN;

EID: 84864925626     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2487     Document Type: Article

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