Immunology 151(1): 16-25

Retinoic acid‐inducible gene I (<span style="fixed-case">RIG</span>‐I)‐like receptors (<span style="fixed-case">RLR</span>s) in fish: current knowledge and future perspectives

^{State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China}

^{College of Fisheries, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian, China}

Pin Nie, Email: nc.ca.bhi@einnip, Email: moc.liamtoh@hsifeinp.

^{Corresponding author.}

^{Correspondence: Prof. Pin Nie, State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China. Emails:}nc.ca.bhi@einnip and moc.liamtoh@hsifeinp,
Senior author: Pin Nie

Received 2016 Nov 1; Revised 2016 Dec 20; Accepted 2017 Jan 12.

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