Effects of Leucine-enkephalin on Catalase Activity and Hydrogen Peroxide Levels in the Haemolymph of the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
The nervous and immune systems of invertebrates can exchange informationthrough neuropeptides. Furthermore, some opioid peptides can function as endogenousimmune system messengers and participate in the regulation of the immune responses. Thepresent study was designed to investigate the effects of l...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/13/4/864/ |