Development of a method for extracting macrophages from zebrafish, Danio rerio and their use in assessing stress
Background. To assess stress levels in fishes, plasma cortisol levels are measured by radioimmuno assay and phagocytic activity is assessed using macrophages. However, the small size of some fishes makes it difficult to measure stress using these physiological and immunological indicators. In this s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria |
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| Online Access: | https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26044/download/pdf/ |