Melanomacrophages in three species of free-ranging sharks from the northwestern Atlantic, the blue shark Prionacae glauca (L.), the shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrhinchus Rafinesque, and the thresher, Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre)

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 883-891

  Borucinska, J D ^a   Kotran, K ^a   Shackett, M ^a   Barker, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Histopathology; Lesions; Melanomacrophages; Sharks

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MACROPHAGE; MALE; SHARK; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MELANINS; SHARKS; SPLEEN;

ALOPIAS VULPINUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ISURUS; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; PRIONACE GLAUCA;

EID: 70349411811     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2009.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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