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A Molecular Analysis Of Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus) Stock Structure, Abigail J. Lynch
A Molecular Analysis Of Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus) Stock Structure, Abigail J. Lynch
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Atlantic menhaden is an ecologically and economically important species along the U.S. east coast. As a filter-feeder and key prey fish, it provides a critical link between primary production, phytoplankton, and larger piscivorous predators, such as striped bass, bluefish, and weakfish. The species is also the target of one of the largest commercial fisheries in the country. Menhaden are assessed as a single, coastwide stock, and recent assessments indicate that it is not overfished. However, there is very limited population genetics data to support the assumption of a single stock. Additionally, the recent consolidation of the fishery and localization of …
A Molecular Phylogeny Of The Genus Bonamia Based On Sequence Data Of The Ribosomal Rna (Rrna) Gene Complex, Delonna M. White
A Molecular Phylogeny Of The Genus Bonamia Based On Sequence Data Of The Ribosomal Rna (Rrna) Gene Complex, Delonna M. White
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The Relationship Between Antibody Redox Structure And Affinity In Rainbow Trout, Jianmin Ye
The Relationship Between Antibody Redox Structure And Affinity In Rainbow Trout, Jianmin Ye
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Teleost immunoglobulin M (IgM), an 800 kDa tetramer, possesses considerable structural diversity due to the non-uniform disulfide polymerization of its halfmeric or monomeric subunits. However, to date, no plausible functional role for this diversity has been demonstrated or proposed. This research was, therefore, designed to investigate the possible functional role(s) for this diversity using the trout model. The possible relationship between this structural diversity and affinity was specifically addressed. The relationship between high levels of disulfide polymerization and high affinity was demonstrated by selective immunoadsorption and analysis of antibodies isolated during the process of affinity maturation. A pivotal determinative role …
Analysis Of Sequence Variation At Two Helicobacter Pylori Genetic Loci Potentially Involved In Virulence, George Warren Liechti
Analysis Of Sequence Variation At Two Helicobacter Pylori Genetic Loci Potentially Involved In Virulence, George Warren Liechti
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