Melano‐macrophage centres and their role in fish pathology
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- 19 September 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Fish Diseases
- Vol. 26 (9), 499-509
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2761.2003.00485.x
Abstract
Melano‐macrophage centres, also known as macrophage aggregates, are distinctive groupings of pigment‐containing cells within the tissues of heterothermic vertebrates. In fish they are normally locate...Keywords
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