THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL STUNNING ON THE NERVOUS ACTIVITY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS RESPONSE OF A COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT DECAPOD CRUSTACEAN, THE BROWN CRAB CANCER PAGURUS L.

The effects of electrical stunning on the nervous activity and physiological stress response of a commercially important decapod crustacean, the brown crab Cancer pagurus L.

Increasing attention is being paid to the welfare of decapod crustaceans.Legislation exists for their humane slaughter in several countries and this is being debated in others.Electrical stunning may have potential for humane slaughter of crustaceans in some circumstances, although scientific data on the effectiveness of electrical stunning when ap

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Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine Enhances Colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in Mice

ABSTRACT Community interactions at mucosal surfaces between viruses, like influenza virus, and respiratory bacterial pathogens are important contributors toward pathogenesis of bacterial disease.What has not been considered is the natural extension of these interactions to live attenuated immunizations, and in particular, live attenuated influenza

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