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Main Title Serological Alterations in Carcinogen-Exposed Teleosts: Procedures for Preparation and Analysis of Samples from Small Fish.
Author Meador, C. B. ; Middlebrooks, R. L. ; Martin, B. J. ;
CORP Author University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg.;Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL.
Year Published 1984
Report Number EPA/600/J-84/269;
Stock Number PB85-193084
Additional Subjects Fishes ; Serology ; Blood ; Laboratory animals ; Electrophoresis ; Antibody formation ; Reprints ; Carcinogens ; Immune tolerance ; Cyprinodon variegatus ; Environmental pollution
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NTIS  PB85-193084 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
To study the effects of environmental carcinogens on the immune system of Cyprinodon variegatus, the authors had to miniaturize or modify standard immunological procedures due to the small size of the fish. Modifications in standard bleeding procedures allowed collection of sufficient serum for most seriological procedures. Serum electrophoresis showed considerable variation between exposed and unexposed fish as did qualitative immunoelectrophoresis techniques. They successfully adapted a bacteriophage neutralization procedure for use with the C. variegatus system to measure antiviral antibodies. The presence of antibody-forming cells in spleen suspensions from fish immunized with human type 0 erythrocytes was demonstrated by a modified immune rosette procedure. A capillary tube procedure was developed for separation of leukocytes from erythrocytes in blood from C. variegatus.