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SUBMITTER: Lee JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4382953 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee Jang-Wook JW Lee Young Mee YM Lee Jeong-Ho JH Noh Jae Koo JK Kim Hyun Chul HC Park Choul-Ji CJ Park Jong-Won JW Hwang In Joon IJ Kim Sung Yeon SY
Development & reproduction 20131201 4
Fish larvae are immediately exposed to microbes from hatching to maturation of their lymphoid organs, therefore effective innate mechanisms is very important for survival in such an environment. The key component of innate immune system, C3 is central protein of all activation pathways of the complement system, leading to inflammatory reactions, such as opsonisation, chemotaxis, and cell lysis of pathogens. Although, innate mechanisms is essential for survival in the early stage of development, ...[more]