A genomic view of the NOD-like receptor family in teleost fish: identification of a novel NLR subfamily in zebrafish
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A large multigene family of NOD-like receptor (NLR) molecules have been described in mammals and implicated in immunity and apoptosis. Little information, however, exists concerning this gene family in non-mammalian taxa. This curren...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-02-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/42 |