title: Fish immunology: the utility of immortalized lymphoid cells--a mini review.
abstract: Long term cell lines can be readily established at high frequency with PBLs from normal channel catfish. Depending upon the mode of stimulation, morphologically and functionally distinct catfish lymphoid cell lines resembling B cells, T cells and monocytes have been developed. These fish cell lines appear unique from their putative mammalian counterparts in that they are immortalized without the need for exogenous factors or overt attempts at transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216, USA.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Clem
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Chinchar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stuge
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luft
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rycyzyn
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Lopik
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000276:immunology; D007059:Ictaluridae / Q000276:immunology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*