Letizia Passantino
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Italy
Biography
Letizia Passantino completed her Graduation in Biology and PhD in Morphology of Aquatic Species. She works as an Associate Professor in Veterinary Anatomy at University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy. Her fields of interest are focused on teleost fishes: Morpho-functional and immunological aspects of the lymphoreticular tissues, as head kidney, spleen, liver and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues, and immune response by macrophage and "non-immune" cells such as nucleated erythrocytes and platelets. Furthermore, she described important aspects regarding Melano-macrophage centres-their origin, the possible role and relationships they may have with macrophages and/or other cells, confirming the hypothesis that they can act as metabolic dumps. Her morphological, functional and immunological evaluations can represent a useful tool for diagnosis and therapies in fish farming.
Abstract
Abstract : Melano-macrophage centres in lymphoreticular organ as indicator of fish health state