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Ontogeny of the immune system of fish.
Fish & shellfish immunology - 1 Feb 2006
Zapata A, Diez B, Cejalvo T, Gutiérrez-de Frías C, Cortés A
Abstract excerpt
Information on the ontogeny of the fish immune system is largely restricted to a few species of teleosts (e.g., rainbow trout, catfish, zebrafish, sea bass) and has previously focused on morphological features. However, basic questions including the identification of the first lympho-hematopoietic sites, the origin of T- and B-lymphocytes and the acquisition of full immunological capacities remain to be resolved....
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