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Host Defence Reactions of the Shore Crab, Carcinus Maenas (L.), in Vitro

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Valerie J. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, UniversityCollege of Swansea, Swansea, SA PP
N. A. Ratcliffe
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, UniversityCollege of Swansea, Swansea, SA PP

Extract

The Crustacea play an important economic role in the marine and aquatic environments not only as a food source but also in the productivity of the fisheries. Exploitation of these resources has led to a need for intensive culture methods which impose physiological stress on the animals and consequently increase the incidence of disease. The need to reduce the lethal and debilitating effects of pathogens has stimulated a renewed interest in the defence mechanisms of the Crustacea.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1978

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