Monitoring of the immune efficiency of Mytilus galloprovincialis in Adriatic sea mussel

Abstract

The monthly evaluation of the cytotoxicity of hemolymph from the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialisrevealed some variations in the percentage of cytotoxic animals during the year. Cytotoxicity is confirmedto be a dynamic parameter that can be used as an indicator of immune efficiency and, therefore, of thestate of health of the animals.

Keywords

• Mytilus galloprovincialis
• cytotoxicity assay
• cytotoxic activity
• Adriatic sea mussel farms