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Changes in the Splenic Melanomacrophage Centre Surface Area in Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) Are Associated with Blood Fluke Infections

Melanomacrophage centres (MMCs) are aggregates of macrophages accumulating various pigments. They have been proposed as an indicator of fish immune response. Blood flukes are common parasites in farmed fish. Two cohorts of wild Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyi) were examined at transfer, befor...

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Autores principales: Nowak, Barbara F., Dang, Mai, Webber, Claire, Neumann, Lukas, Bridle, Andrew, Bermudez, Roberto, Evans, Daryl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7835979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33477690
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10010079