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The project investigates the immune responses of fish, specifically focusing on the role of nucleated red blood cells in combating viral infections. Using rainbow trout and the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, it aims to understand how these cells interact with white blood cells during immune responses.
Fish are the phylogenetically oldest vertebrate group with an immune system with clear similarities to the immune system of mammals.
However, it is an actual matter of fact that the current knowledge of the fish immune system seems to lack the key piece to complete the puzzle.
In 1953 Nelson described a new role of human red blood cells (RBCs) which would go beyond the simple transport of O2 to the tissues.
This new role, involved in the defence against microbes, described the antibody and compl…
UNIVERSIDAD MIGUEL HERNANDEZ DE ELCHE
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