As physical barriers that separate teleost fish from the external environment, mucosae are
also active immunological sites that protect them against exposure to microbes and …

The integumental defenses provide a physical and chemical barrier to the attachment and
penetration of microbes. Besides the entrapping and sloughing of microbes in the mucus …

Teleosts clearly have a more diffuse gut associated lymphoid system, which is
morphological and functional clearly different from the mammalian GALT. All immune cells …

When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

In contrast to higher vertebrates, most fish species hatch at the embryonic stage of life.
Consequently, they have to defend against a variety of micro-organisms living in their …

In the present chapter, we provide an in-depth review of knowledge related to the intestinal
mucosal immune compartment of fish. The anatomical and physiological makeup is …

Hemostasis is a function of paramount importance when an animal is responding to an
injury or has a blood coagulation disorder. It is important to stop the bleeding after a vascular …

Mucosal surfaces are the main route of entry for pathogens in all living organisms. In the
case of teleost fish, mucosal surfaces cover the vast majority of the animal. As these surfaces …

The gene sequences of three different immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy chains, namely IgM, IgD
and IgZ, were cloned from mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) recently. In this study the …

Immunoglobulin heavy chains identified in bony fish are broadly classified into three classes
namely IgM, IgD and IgZ. The most recently described isotype is IgZ, a teleosts-fish specific …