The use of piscine innate immune responses as indicators for environmental pollution in marine ecosystems [Elektronische Ressource] / von Andreas Skouras

The use of piscine innate immune responses as indicators for environmental pollution in marine ecosystems Von dem Fachbereich Biologie der Universität Hannover zur Erlangung des Grades eines DOKTORS DER NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN Dr. rer. nat. genehmigte Dissertation von Andreas Skouras geboren am 19.07.1970 in Hannover 2002 Referent: Prof. Dr. D. Steinhagen Korreferent: Prof. Dr. S. Steinlechner Tag der Promotion: 22.11.2002 Schlagworte: Fisch, Immunreaktion, Umweltverschmutzung Keywords: fish, immune response, environmental pollution Contents Abstract 7 Chapter 1 General introduction 11 Chapter 2 Measuring some flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) 19 innate immune responses to be incorporated in effect biomonitoring concepts Chapter 3 The effect of experimental salinity change in vivo 33 on some innate immune responses of euryhaline European flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) Chapter 4 The use of innate immune responses as biomarkers 43 in a program of integrated biological effects monitoring on flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) from the southern North Sea Chapter 5 The effect of parasite infection on the innate 63 immune response of European flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) in the southern North Sea Chapter 6 Assessment of some innate immune response 77 in dab (Limanda limanda L.