Effects of sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kröyer, 1837) infestation on macrophage functions in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, on non-specific defence mechanisms in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, by experimentally infesting hatchery-reared 1 and 2 year old post-smolts, S1and S2, with laboratory grown infective copepodids at moderate to...

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Published in:	Fish & shellfish immunology Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 47 - 59
Main Authors:	Mustafa, Ahmed, MacWilliams, Chris, Fernandez, Nicole, Matchett, Kelly, Conboy, Gary A, Burka, John F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2000
Subjects:	Age Factors Animals Blood Glucose - metabolism Crustacea Ectoparasitic Infestations - immunology Ectoparasitic Infestations - veterinary Fish Diseases - immunology Hydrocortisone - blood Lepeophtheirus salmonis Macrophages - physiology Phagocytosis Respiratory Burst Salmo salar sea lice, Atlantic salmon, stress, macrophage, respiratory burst, phagocytosis Stress, Physiological - immunology Stress, Physiological - veterinary sea lice, Atlantic salmon, stress, macrophage, respiratory burst, phagocytosis
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