Humoral immunity in antarctic fish: Serum immunoglobulin analysis in seven species and antigen-induced response in trematomus bernacchii (teleostea, notothenioidea)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2000, Pages 79-83

  Meloni, Sabrina ^a   Mazzini, Massimo ^a   Buonocore, Francesco ^a   Scapigliati, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic teleosts; Fish; Icefish; Immune system; Immunisation; Immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978664515     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000009356360     Document Type: Article

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