Acta Vet. Brno 2010, 79: 99-104

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201079010099

Conglutinin - an Important Element of Natural Immunity in Ruminants (a Review)

Joanna Śliwa-Dominiak, Beata Tokarz-Deptuła, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Wiesław Deptuła

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Natural Science, University of Szczecin, Poland

Received November 18, 2008
Accepted September 8, 2009

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