The role of interleukin-8 in inflammatory responses of fish

• Main Author: Nor Omaima Harun
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland, United Kingdom: University of Aberdeen 2013
• Subjects: QR 185.8 .I56 N6 2006; Nor Omaima Harun; Tesis University of Aberdeen 2006; Interleukin-8; Interleukins
• Online Access: http://dspace.psnz.umt.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2723

Interleukin-8, a novel chemotactic cytokine, has been shown to play an important role in activation and recruitment of neutrophils, and thus acts as a traffic controller. This study builds upon the breakthrough in cloning several fish cytokine genes including IL-8. The predicted rainbow trout Oncorh...