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Title: Serum haemolytic and agglutinating activity as indicators of fish immunocompetence: their suitability in stress and dietary studies
Authors: Tort, Lluis
Gómez, Eladi
Montero, Daniel 
Sunyer, J. Oriol
UNESCO Clasification: 251092 Acuicultura marina
Keywords: Agglutinating activity
Complement
Haemolytic activity
Immunocompetence
Sea bream (Sparus aurata), et al
Issue Date: 1996
Journal: Aquaculture International 
Abstract: Gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata, were subjected to different stressful situations and the haemolytic activity mediated by the alternative complement and the agglutinating serum activity were tested as indicators of immunocompetence. The results show that both parameters were significantly compromised after chronic or repeated acute stress as well as in groups fed with vitamin E or Ω3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) deficient diets and in infected fish. These results suggest that both haemolytic and agglutinating activity are suitable indicators for immunocompetence as they are non-specific responses induced by non-specific stressors. In addition, a comparison is performed with other immune indicators subjected to the same stressors.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/44967
ISSN: 0967-6120
DOI: 10.1007/BF00175219
Source: Aquaculture International [ISSN 0967-6120], v. 4 (1), p. 31-41
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