Histological, histochemical and morphometric changes of splenic melanomacrophage centers (Smmcs) in sparicotyle-infected cultured sea breams (Sparus aurata)

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-35

  De Vico, G ^a   Cataldi, M ^b   Carella, F ^a   Marino, F ^b   Passantino, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Sparicotyle Chrisophrii Infection; Sparus Aurata; Splenic Melano macrophages Centers

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; HEMOSIDERIN; LIPOFUSCIN;

ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; MARINE SPECIES; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA BREAM; SPARICOTYLE CHRISOPHRII; SPARUS AURATA; SPLEEN; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CESTODE INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; MACROPHAGES; MELANINS; PLATYHELMINTHS; SEA BREAM; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; MONOGENEA; SPARICOTYLE; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 39749104939     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970701812290     Document Type: Article

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