Immediate effects of acute stress on innate immunity in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

This thesis tests the hypothesis that innate immunity may be enhanced immediately following a stressful event. The experiments characterize the acute effects of the fight or flight response on some immunological and endocrine parameters in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Plasma cortisol and cat...

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Main Author: Demers, Nora Egan
Other Authors: Bayne, Christopher J.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/34210