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From: Selectively enhanced expression of prophenoloxidase activating enzyme 1 (PPAE1) at a bacteria clearance site in the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei

Figure 5

Hemocyte aggregation and analysis in gills after Vibrio harveyi challenge. (A) Intensive hemocyte aggregation in gill 4 h after bacterial challenge. White arrows show aggregated hemocytes in gill canal. (B) Hemocytes released from gill by dissecting. Bar = 20 μm. (C) Time-course expression of the prophenoloxidase-activating enzyme from white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (lvPPAE1) in gill after challenge. Sampling times are 0, 4, 8, 16, and 48 h post-infection. Five samples were tested as replicates at each time point. Gene expression level was normalized to β-actin. Data were analyzed with Dunnett's t-test. Significant differences from the control (0 h, P < 0.05) are indicated with asterisks.

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