The increasing economic importance of fish parasitoses for aquaculture and fisheries has
enhanced the interest in the defence mechanisms against these infections. Both innate and …

Mast cells (MCs) were once considered only as effector cells in pathogenic IgE-and IgG-
mediated responses such as allergy. However, developments over the last 15 years have …

In a field experiment, the effect of foliar Zn applications on the concentration of Zn in seeds of
a bread wheat cultivar (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Balatilla) was studied during different stages …

The gills of fish are covered with a thin mucous membrane, which has a large external
surface area that is in continuous contact with ambient water irrigating the organ during …

Soybean meal (SBM) induces enteritis in the distal intestine of Atlantic salmon. The present
study assesses the effects of SBM concentrations on the kinetics of the enteritis process …

The developmental programs that build and sustain animal forms also encode the capacity
to sense and adapt to the microbial world within which they evolved. This is abundantly …

Mast cells are best known as multifunctional entities that may confer a benefit on immune
system. This review presents the known facts on mast-cell system and breakthroughs in …

Brown trout, Salmo trutta L., were infected with the acanthocephalan Dentitruncus truttae
with the most affected areas being the anterior (near the pyloric caeca) and middle intestine …

Enteromyxum leei is an intestinal parasite responsible for serious outbreaks in
Mediterranean sharpsnout sea bream Diplodus puntazzo. E. leei infection was …

Immunopathological and ultrastructural studies were carried out on the gills of bream,
Abramis brama, naturally infected with the copepod Ergasilus sieboldi and on the intestine …