Development of new methods to assess invertebrate immunology and immunotoxicology in aquaculture: Oysters and lobsters as examples

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 365-380

  De Guise, Sylvain ^a   Goedken, Michael ^a   Morsey, Brenda ^a   Maratea, Jennifer ^a   Sidor, Inga ^a   Perkins, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Crustacean; Immunology; Immunotoxicology; Lobster; Oyster; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; AQUACULTURE; CELL DEATH; CHEMICAL PLANTS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLLUSCS;

CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY; LOBSTER; NATURAL KILLER CELLS; OYSTER; RELATIVE SENSITIVITY;

SHELLFISH;

PEROXIDE; PESTICIDE;

APOPTOSIS; AQUACULTURE; BIOASSAY; BIVALVE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNITY; LOBSTER; SALINITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

APOPTOSIS; AQUACULTURE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL POPULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; REVIEW; SALINITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; LOBSTER; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 54749089709     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2008.020568     Document Type: Review

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