Article
Molecular characterization of hepcidin in the Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) provides insights into its role in innate immune response
2012-02-01
Abstract excerpt
A major challenge in the aquaculture industry is the prevalence of diseases that results in large economic losses annually. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the components in the fish immune system is necessary to develop novel methods for disease management. Hepcidin is an acute phase protein that possesses antimicrobial properties and functions as a major iron regulator. The aims of this study were to gene...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 32f75a58-41b9-5ff1-a895-06d12f44424f
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.12.001
