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This e-Textbook Principles of Fish Immunology: From Cells and Molecules to Host Protection provides a highly accessible and concise overview on the innate and adaptive immune systems in fish as well as on fundamentals and latest developments in fish vaccinology. It introduces the anatomy and molecular functions of immune organs and furthermore examines in detail the interactions between the host immune systems and different types of pathogens. Key features include: – the latest information on cellular defense mechanisms of fish and an overview of the function of the mucosal immune system in maintaining the general health of fish; – the role of innate and adaptive immune cells in the immune responses.The e-Textbook is essential reading for students in Veterinary/Fish Medicine, Aquaculture and Immunology. Furthermore, the volume serves as a quick reference for Fish Pathologists and Aquaculturists. 668 p.
- Kurt Buchmann, Editor. Professor in Fish Immunology and Fish Pathology; Contributor to international textbooks on developmental and comparative immunology, evolution of the immune system and fish pathology. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg (Denmark).
- Christopher J. Secombes, Editor. Professor Emeritus in Fish Immunology; Editor-in-Chief of the Journal “Fish and Shellfish Immunology”; Founder of the “Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre”, University of Aberdeen (UK).
- Publication date (digital version): 2022-03 – Springer; Copyright © 2022 by the Editors under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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