Functional characterisation of phagocytes in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Invertebrates lack canonical adaptive immunity and mainly rely on innate immune system to fight against pathogens. The phagocytes, which could engulf and kill microbial pathogens, are likely to be of great importance and have to undertake significant roles in invertebrate immune defense. In the pres...

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Published in:PeerJ
Main Authors: Jiang, Shuai, Jia, Zhihao, Zhang, Tao, Wang, Lingling, Qiu, Limei, Sun, Jinsheng, Song, Linsheng
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
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Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5160923/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994957
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2590
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