Phagocytosis is a fundamental immune function against foreign microorganisms and
abnormal cells, and it is also a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity. Blood as the …

In the last 20 years interest in fish granulocyte identification, distribution, and function has
burgeoned, as evidenced by the increasing number of reports in scientific literature …

The aim of the present study was to obtain a basic knowledge of the hematology of
Cichlasoma dimerus. The morphological features of blood cells were described according to …

The process of skin healing was studied in thin sections of adult mirror‐carp, superficially
wounded with a razor blade in a scaleless region. Shortly after wounding, epidermal cells …

This book deals with the peroxidases with special reference to more recent work carried out
in 1970-80. After a brief introductory chapter, chapter 2 treats the chemistry and biochemistry …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the different aspects of fish blood cells. The
concentration of erythrocytes in the blood can be expressed as hematocrit, or as the number …

The occurrence and functions of granulocytes in fishes varies between and within groups.
Primitive groups (agnathans, holocephalans, elasmobranchs) all have eosinophils with …

The erythrocyte presents morphologic, cytochemical, and quantitative adaptations as it
progresses through its evolutionary continuum. This text is a comprehensive exploration of …

The cytochemical characterization of head-kidney and peripheral blood leucocytes of
gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) was studied by light and electron microscopy …

The main blood parameters of the swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri, were studied. Morphology,
granulation staining and cytochemistry of leucocytes in peripheral blood, kidney, spleen and …