IMMUNE BASIS OF HOST-PARASITIC RELATIONSH IPS BETWEEN FRESH-WATER PEARL MUSSELS (MARGARITIFERIDAE) AND SALMONID FISH

Authors
ZOTIN AA ZIUGANOV VV
Citation
Aa. Zotin et Vv. Ziuganov, IMMUNE BASIS OF HOST-PARASITIC RELATIONSH IPS BETWEEN FRESH-WATER PEARL MUSSELS (MARGARITIFERIDAE) AND SALMONID FISH, Izvestia Akademii nauk SSSR. Seria biologiceskaa, (4), 1994, pp. 701-708
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Izvestia Akademii nauk SSSR. Seria biologiceskaa → ACNP
ISSN journal
00023329
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
701 - 708
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-3329(1994):4<701:IBOHRI>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A hypothesis has been put forward, which accounts for a narrow specifi city of pearl mussel larvae occurring in a few host fish species. The pearl mussel larvae produce species specific factors stimulating migra tion of the fish gill epithelium cells. As a result, an epithelial cys t is formed. This cyst protects the larvae from immune rejection. Poss ible mechanisms underlying host fish replacement during phylogenesis h ave also been considered.