Medulla oblongata and NCCs are central defenders against Streptococcus agalactiae infection of the tilapia brain
Xitan Hou,
Qi Li
Abstract:Various types of professional immune cells first emerge in fish and likely represent the primordial form and functions. Recent advancements revealed the direct connection between the central nervous system and the immune system in the mammalian brain. However, the specifics of brain-immune networks in the fish and the underlying mechanisms of teleost’s brain against pathogen infection have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the distribution of markers representing cerebral cells associat… Show more
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