Etayo, Angela; Bjørgen, Håvard; Koppang, Erling Olaf; Hordvik, Ivar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-13)
As mucosal barriers in fish are the main sites where pathogens are encountered, mucosal immunity is crucial to
avoid infection in the aquatic environment. In teleost fish, immunoglobulins are present in gut, gill and skin
mucus, although not in the same amounts as in higher vertebrates. In mammals, the poly-Ig receptor (pIgR) is
synthesized in epithelial cells and mediates the active transport ...