Immunocompetence of bivalve hemocytes as evaluated by miniaturized phagocytosis assay

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 160-169

  Blaise, C ^a   Trottier, S ^a   Gagne F ^a   Lallement, C ^a   Hansen, P D ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Contaminants; Fjord; Freshwater; Hemocytes; Immunocompetence; Microplate; Phagocytosis assay; Urban effluents

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; POLYSTYRENES; RIVERS;

PHAGOCYTOSIS;

TOXICITY;

FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; POLYSTYRENE; SURFACE WATER;

EFFLUENT; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIVALVE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CANADA; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURFACE; CELL VIABILITY; CLAM; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIVALVIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEMOCYTES; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA;

BIVALVIA; ELLIPTIO; ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 0036067007     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.10047     Document Type: Article

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