Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10971432 | Developmental & Comparative Immunology | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
- “Health status” of the fish more correlated to hemoglobin than to parasite load.
- Higher spontaneous and zymosan-triggered respiratory burst in parasitized fish.
- Lower antibacterial and anti-parasite activity in parasitized fish.
- Antibody and inflammatory response not significantly affected by parasite presence.
- Antibody and inflammatory response correlated to intensity of parasite infection.
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Authors
M.A. Henry, C. Nikoloudaki, C. Tsigenopoulos, G. Rigos,