Dystrophin gene expression and intracellular calcium changes in the giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, in response to white spot symptom disease infection

Background: Dystrophin, an essential protein functional in the maintenance of muscle structural integrity is known to be responsible for muscle deterioration during white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection among prawn species. Previous studies have shown the upregulation of dystrophin protein in M...

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Main Authors: Anees Fathima Noor, Tze Chiew Christie Soo, Farhana Mohd Ghani, Zee Hong Goh, Li Teng Khoo, Subha Bhassu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017304152