Scientists detail progressive organization of immune efficiency in lungfish
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 08:00
in Biology & Nature
Defense systems against pathogens are a critical life-support system of fish that helps protect against infection. A complex network of immune cells and molecules that are located at the interface between the environment and the host, the mucosal immune system of vertebrates, such as fish, is the first line of defense against life-threatening pathogens.