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The Toxicity of Zinc to the Immune Response of the Zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio, Injected with Viral and Bacterial Antigens
Author(s) -
Sarot Daniel A.,
Perlmutter Alfred
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1976)105<456:ttoztt>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - immune system , proteus vulgaris , infectious pancreatic necrosis virus , antigen , biology , virology , zebrafish , proteus , microbiology and biotechnology , zinc , virus , immunology , bacteria , chemistry , escherichia coli , biochemistry , organic chemistry , gene , genetics , pseudomonas aeruginosa
Groups of zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio, were injected with antigens prepared from infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) or Proteus vulgaris. Zinc appeared to suppress the immune response against Proteus vulgaris, but not against IPNV.