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Host Defence Reactions of the Shore Crab, Carcinus Maenas (L.): Clearance and Distribution of Injected Test Particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Valerie J. Smith  and
N. A. Ratcliffe
Valerie J. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College of Swansea, Swansea
N. A. Ratcliffe
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University College of Swansea, Swansea
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It is well established that crustaceans can overcome infection and clear foreign material introduced into the circulation (Cornick & Stewart, 1968; Tyson & Jenkin, 1973; Stewart & Zwicker, 1974). In the absence of vertebrate-type specific acquired immunity, the non-specific activity mediated by the circulating blood cells appears to be of considerable importance in resistance to disease (Sindermann, 1971). Among the cellular defence mechanisms of the Crustacea, phagocytosis has received most attention and there is considerable evidence from in vitro studies that this process plays an important part in the removal of foreign particles from the blood (McKay & Jenkin, 1970a; Paterson & Stewart, 1974; Tyson & Jenkin, 1974; Paterson, Stewart & Zwicker, 1976; Smith & Ratcliffe, 1978). Such studies, however, may not always reflect the true in vivo condition, and there is a great need for correlated in vitro and in vivo investigations.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 89 - 102
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1980

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