Effect of parasitism on plasma sex-specific proteins in Cyphocarax gilbert (Teleost, Curimatidae)

Cyphocarax gilbert (Szidat, L., 1948) is a fish commonly found in coastal drainage of eastern Brazil. This fish is sometimes caught with signs of infection by the crustacean Riggia paranensis, a haematophagous parasite. A remarkable feature of infected fish is that they lack gonads. In this paper we...

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