Phagocytosis is an ancient, highly conserved process in all multicellular organisms, through
which the host can protect itself against invading microorganisms and environmental …

Invertebrates lack adaptive immunity and innate immunity plays important roles in combating
foreign invasive pathogens. Freshwater crustaceans, which are invertebrates, depend …

The global production of cultured crustaceans for 2018 is predicted to be~ 8.63 million
tonnes, and shrimp represents a significant portion of cultured crustaceans. Demands for …

Bacterial infections represent a high risk in crustacean production and have a highly
negative impact, generating important economic losses around the world. Research into …

In insects and crustaceans, thousands of Down syndrome cell adhesion molecules (Dscam)
can be generated by alternative splicing of variable exons from a single-locus gene, Dscam …

Freshwater crayfish is an important commodity as well as a successful model for studies on
crustacean immunity. Due to the ease with which they are kept and the available methods …

Crustacean species are among the most valued seafood with socioeconomic and ecological
implications in the global fisheries sector. Microbial infections to the farming stock due to …

The Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (Dscam) gene is an extraordinary example of
diversity that can produce thousands of isoforms and has so far been found only in insects …

Classical characteristic of the innate immune system is the lack of ability to build up
immunological memory, contrast to the adaptive immune system that is capable of …

The use of Δ8THC is increasing at present across the USA in association with widespread
cannabis legalization and the common notion that it is “legal weed”. As genotoxic actions …