Cellular response in semi-intensively cultured sea bream gills to Ergasilus sieboldi (Copepoda) with emphasis on the distribution, histochemistry and fine structure of mucous cells

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 359-365

  Dezfuli, B S ^a   Squerzanti, S ^a   Fabbri, S ^a   Castaldelli, G ^a   Giari, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Crustacean ectoparasite; Gill cell responses; Mucous cells; Sea bream

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; ECTOPARASITOSIS; ERGASILUS SIEBOLDI; FEMALE; GILL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LAMELLAR BODY; MAST CELL; MUCOUS CELL; NONHUMAN; SEA BREAM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; COPEPODA; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; GILLS; MAST CELLS; SEA BREAM;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; ERGASILUS SIEBOLDI; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 78649333508     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.024     Document Type: Article

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