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Stimulation of macrophage phagocytosis and lymphocyte count by exogenous prolactin administration in silver sea bream (Sparus sarba) adapted to hyper- and hypo-osmotic salinities

dc.contributor.authorNarnaware, Yuwaraj
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Scott
dc.contributor.authorWoo, Norman
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-13
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-28T00:36:54Z
dc.date.available2022-05-28T00:36:54Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractJuvenile silver sea bream (Sparus sarba) were adapted to hyper- (33 ppt) and hypo-osmotic (6 ppt) salinities for 3 weeks and injected daily with ovine prolactin (1 μg/g body weight i.p.) during the last 7 days of the adaptation period. Fish injected with prolactin exhibited significant increases in percent phagocytosis and phagocytic index of both pronephric and splenic macrophages regardless of salinity. Prolactin injection also resulted in elevated blood lymphocyte counts in both hyper- and hypo-osmotically adapted sea bream. The present results provide further evidence for the existence of a neuroendocrine–immune link in teleosts.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/cgi-bin/SFX/url.pl/945
dc.identifier.citationNarnaware, Y. K., Kelly, S. P. & Woo, N. Y. S. (1998). Enhancement of non-specific immune response by prolactin (PRL) in silver sea bream (Sparus sarba) adapted to hyper- and hypo-osmotic salinity. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 61(2), 387-391. doi: 10.1016/S0165-2427(97)00143-8
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-2427(97)00143-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/813
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectmacrophage phagocytosis
dc.subjectprolactin
dc.subjectsea bream
dc.subjectsalinity
dc.subjectnonspecific immunity
dc.titleStimulation of macrophage phagocytosis and lymphocyte count by exogenous prolactin administration in silver sea bream (Sparus sarba) adapted to hyper- and hypo-osmotic salinitiesen
dc.typeArticle
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