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The many faces of transferrin: Does genotype modulate immune response?
Fish & shellfish immunology - 1 Jul 2020
Kamińska-Gibas Teresa, Szczygieł Joanna, Jurecka Patrycja, Irnazarow Ilgiz
Abstract excerpt
In this study, the expression of pro-inflammatory and iron metabolism genes were analysed under Trypanoplasma borreli (T. borreli) challenge in common carp. Three transferrin (Tf) genotypic groups: two homozygous - DD, GG, and heterozygous DG were intraperitoneally infected with a dose of 2.16 × 105/100 μL parasites. Organ and blood samples were collected at weekly intervals. During the infection period,...
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