Lymphoreticular system in fish: Erythrocyte-mediated immunomodulation of macrophages contributes to the formation of melanomacrophage centers

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-161

  Passantino, L ^a,b   Cianciotta, A ^a   Jirillo, F ^a   Carrassi, M ^a   Jirillo, E ^a   Passantino, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erythrocytes; Germinal centers; Lymphoreticular tissue; Macrophages; Melanomacrophages centers

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYL ACETATE ESTERASE; HEMOSIDERIN; LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN; PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; ERYTHROCYTE; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNOMODULATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MACROPHAGE; MAMMAL; MELANOMACROPHAGE CENTER; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SPLEEN;

EID: 15244356583     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IPH-51766     Document Type: Article

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