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Article: Differential leucocyte counts in the toadfish, Opsanus tau: insignificant variation with seasonal temperature.
- Article from:
- The Biological Bulletin
- Article date:
- October 1, 1997
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The toadfish, Opsanus tau, is a temperate marine fish that serves as a valuable model for biomedical experimentation. At the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), wild-caught toadfish in various states of health are placed in the captive environment for use by researchers. A standard set of health measures is essential, therefore, if only healthy individuals are to be selected for experimentation. One valuable measure is the differential leucocyte count, which indicates the percentage of white blood cell types in circulation. Stressful conditions such as temperature change and infectious disease are known to have profound effects on leucocyte counts in fish when compared to ...