Winter syndrome in the gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata. Immunological and histopathological features

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-47

  Tort, L ^a   Padros F ^a   Rotllant, J ^a   Crespo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Immunosuppression; Sparus aurata; Temperature; Winter syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 0031608771     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fsim.1997.0120     Document Type: Article

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