Effect of captive breeding on the Amoebocyte cell viability in Malaysian horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas)

• Main Authors: Sheikh Mohamed, Hassan Ibrahim, John, Akbar, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, S., Solahuddin
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/54269/1/54269_EFFECT%20OF%20CAPTIVE%20BREEDING.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/54269/; http://msabsimposium.blogspot.my/p/poster-presentation.html

Amoebocyte cells degranulate in response to the bacterial pyrogen, which is the basis for the detection of endotoxin in various medical applications. It is presumed that the captive breeding might impart the cellular reaction by altering their functionality. Crabs under 4 month captivity and wild cr...