The decline in the fisheries of traditional marine species has been an incentive for the
diversification of today's aquaculture sector into the intensive rearing of many finfish species …

Akin to their mammalian counterparts, teleost fish possess a complex assortment of highly
specialized immune cells that are capable of unleashing potent innate immune responses to …

Phagocytosis by fish cells has mostly been studied using adherent leucocytes, excluding
suspended cells such as the majority of B-cells and neutrophils, but a recent study describes …

Two continuous macrophage cell lines (LCM07 and LCM10) were established for the first
time from the head kidney of the marine fish large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea). To …

The effects of size and gender on several humoral immune parameters in cod were
examined under different environmental conditions. Serum samples were collected from …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are epitomized as the first line of defense against pathogens.
Amongst TLRs, TLR22 is expressed in non-mammalian aquatic vertebrates, including fish …

Comparative effects of different concentrations of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on immune responses of head-kidney macrophages isolated …

In the present study, we have isolated leucocytes from peripheral blood, head kidney and
spleen from lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus L.), and performed functional studies like …

There is growing awareness that a range of environmental chemicals target the immune
system of fish and may compromise the resistance towards infectious pathogens. Existing …

Evaluating studies over the past almost 40 years, this review outlines the current knowledge
and research gaps in the use of isolated leucocytes in salmonid immunology understanding …