Crustacean immune response mainly based on innate immune effector cells or hemocytes and hemolymph. Such immunocytes show diverse functional activities including aggregation, adhesion, coagulation, phagocytosis, degranulation, generation of cytotoxic agents and hemolymph consists of different proteins and enzymes in inactive forms to get active to protect the crustaceans from invading pathogens and toxins of unknown chemical nature within hostile biounsafe environment. Due to continuous struggle against environmental adversities and potential enemies, crustaceans get physically wounded in...
Crustacean immune response mainly based on innate immune effector cells or hemocytes and hemolymph. Such immunocytes show diverse functional activitie...