Transglutaminase activity in the hematopoietic tissue of a crustacean, <it>Pacifastacus leniusculus</it>, importance in hemocyte homeostasis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transglutaminases (TGases) form a group of enzymes that have many different substrates and among the most well known are fibrin for Factor XIIIa and the clotting protein in crustaceans. We also found that TGase is an abundant protein...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-10-01
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Series: | BMC Immunology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/9/58 |