Advances in research of fish immune-relevant genes: A comparative overview of innate and adaptive immunity in teleosts

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 39-62

  Zhu, Lv yun ^a,b,c   Nie, Li ^a,b,c   Zhu, Guan ^a,b,c,d   Xiang, Li xing ^a,b,c   Shao, Jian zhong ^a,b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province   (China)

^c BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Fish; Immune relevant genes; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN T, TELEOST;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMAL; CHINA; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHINA; FISHES; GENES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85028097860     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: 18790089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2012.04.001     Document Type: Review

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