Immune response to nematode larvae in the liver and pancreas of minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus (L.).

The article provides an overview of a study which examines the immune response to nematode larvae in the liver and pancreas of minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. It provided data which describing the ultrastructure of the rodlet cells (RC), mast cells (MC), neutrophils, macrophages and fibers infected of liver and pancreas of minnow, as well as the relationship between the cells and nematode larvae. It also provided further evidence on the significant role of the piscine inflammatory network as a response to endohelminth infection.