Phagocytosis and giant cell formation at 0° C by macrophage (MØ) of Notothenia coriiceps
Macrophages adhered to round glass coverslips that had been implanted into the abdominal cavity of Notothenia coriiceps , collected from Admiralty Bay, King George Island, and removed and incubated in vitro for 4 h at 0° C at various intervals. The macrophages phagocytosed yeast Saccharomyces cerevi...
Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2002
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb00294.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.2002.tb00294.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb00294.x |
Summary: | Macrophages adhered to round glass coverslips that had been implanted into the abdominal cavity of Notothenia coriiceps , collected from Admiralty Bay, King George Island, and removed and incubated in vitro for 4 h at 0° C at various intervals. The macrophages phagocytosed yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells suspended in saline. Bi‐nuclear macrophages were first observed after 6 h. The formation of giant cells and their phagocytic activity was observed only in fish which had been injected with 1 ml of Bacillus of Calmette and Guerin (BCG)‐suspension 24 h before coverslip implantation and the coverslips removed 15 days after the implantation. Phagocytosis and the formation of giant cells in an Antarctic fish at 0° C is described for the first time. |
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