Fish harbour complex and dynamic microbiota in their mucosal surfaces. Due to the vital role
of commensal microbiota in many biological functions including growth enhancement …

This discussion is on immune response to Amyloodinium ocellatum, Cryptobia salmositica,
Trypanoplasma borreli and Trypanosoma carassii. Piscidin and histone-like proteins …

The stress response transmitted by the HPA axis is one of the best examples of
neuroendocrine–immune interactions that are critical for survival. Analogous to the situation …

The common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) has a long-standing history in Polish pond
aquaculture, which has given rise to a great number of local breeds, strains and hatchery …

Zearalenone (ZEN) is a frequently-occurring mycotoxin in both animal and fish feeds. In
order to characterize its effects on carp, three groups of fish were fed for 28 days with feeds …

Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are crucial elements of adaptive
immunity. High polymorphism renders the MHC genes highly suitable for studies on …

Transferrin (Tf) in fish is recognized as a component of non-specific humoral defense
mechanisms against bacteria. It is a major protein of common carp seminal plasma but its …

An expressed sequence tag database from immune tissues was used to design the first high-
density turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) oligo-microarray with the aim of identifying …

Suitable for everyone interested in carp, from scholars to anglers, this book presents
informative and engaging contributions from renowned experts. Thirteen cross-linked …

Transferrin (Tf) is a multi-function protein with a central role in iron metabolism, and it is this
function that is associated with a role in the innate immune system response. The clear link …