Impact of acute stress on antimicrobial polypeptides mRNA copy number in several tissues of marine sea bass (<it>Dicentrarchus labrax</it>)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In comparison to higher vertebrates, fish are thought to rely heavily on innate immune system for initial protection against pathogen invasion because their acquired immune system displays a considerably poor immunological memory, an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Immunology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/12/69 |