Fish and Shellfish Immunology : An Introduction

Contents: Preface. 1. Immunocompetent organs in teleosts/P.K. Sahoo. 2. Innate/natural resistance and non-lymphoid defence mechanisms in fish/P.K. Sahoo. 3. Phagocytosis in teleosts/M.A. Esteban and J. Meseguer. 4. Specific defence mechanisms of fish: the basis of antibody production and cell-mediated immune response/P. Swain. 5. Antigens and antibodies/J. Mohanty. 6. Complement system of fish/P.K. Sahoo. 7. Cytokines of fish/P. Swain and P.K. Sahoo. 8. The immunological defence mechanisms of fish against bacteria and viruses/A.E. Ellis. 9. The immunological defence mechanisms of fish against fungal infections/D.C. Miles. 10. Immune mechanisms of shellfish/S.S. Mishra. 11. Monoclonal antibody in fish health/A. Adams and K.D. Thompson. 12. Principles of serological techniques in disease diagnosis/P. Swain. 13. Adjuvants in fish health/P. Swain. 14. Advances in fish vaccine/A. Hegde and Y.M. Sin. 15. Nutrition and immunity/S.S. Giri. 16. Probiotics in disease resistance/S.S. Mishra and S. Mohanty. 17. Ecotoxicants and fish immune system/B.K. Das. Further readings.