Haemocyte responses of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) transferred from a contaminated site to a reference site: Can the immune system recuperate?

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 962-971

  Mayrand, Elise ^a   St Jean, Sylvie D ^b   Courtenay, Simon C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial clearance; Haemocytes; Mitosis; Mytilus edulis; Recovery

Indexed keywords

IMMUNE SYSTEM; POLLUTION EFFECT; RECOVERY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; PICTOU; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 22544482971     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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