Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology
Immunobiology and Pathology
Milton Fingerman and R. Nagabhushanam (eds.):Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Tulane University, USA
ISBN 978-1-57808-091-5; 2000; 392 Pages; US $ 109.20      Buy Now


The purpose of this volume is to aid our understanding of how the immune systems of fishes function, particularly now that molecular biology techniques are being applied in these studies. With respect to invertebrates, their immune processes have not evolved to the level of those of the vertebrates, and consequently invertebrate immune mechanisms present unique challenges to the investigators, with few vertebrate models that might serve as roadmaps. Worldwide, viral infections of shrimp present very serious impediments to successful culture of these crustaceans. Overcoming this problem would be a major step forward.

Contents:
. Defence Mechanisms of Marine Bivalves: Fu-Lin E. Chu
. Cellular Defense Mechanisms in Oysters: Thomas C. Cheng
. Application of Flow Cytometry to Bivalve Pathology: Kathryn A. Ashton-Alcox, Bassem Allam, and Susan E. Ford
. Hemolymph Biomarkers of Crustacean Health: Edward J. Noga
. Cell Culture Techniques for Detecting Viral Diseases of Shrimp: Ya-Li Hsu et al.
. Application of Immunostimulants to Prevent Shrimp Diseases: Yen-Ling Song and Chih-Cheng Huang
. Immunotoxicity of Environmental Pollutants in Marine Invertebrates: Cal Baier-Anderson and Robert S. Anderson
. Vaccination in Salmonid Aquaculture: A Review: Paul J. Midtlyng
. Nonspecific Cytotoxic Cells and Innate Cellular Immunity in Teleost Fish: Donald L. Evans and Liliana Jaso-Friedmann
. Molecular Biology of Fish Pathogenic Rhabdoviruses: Peter-Joachim Enzmann
. Biotechnology and Diagnosis and Control of Fish Diseases: Brian Austin
. Pharmacokinetic Studies of Drugs Against Vibriosis in Cultured Fish: Kazuaki Uno
. Interferon Inducers: Applications in Fish Disease Control: Yuriy Serafimovich Alikin et al.