Mononuclear cells were isolated by density gradient centrifugation (lymphoprep, 15 min at 2000 g). As a result, the median proportion of cells with a double CD5+/CD19+ labelling was 87% (range 49–96).

A SPIN-OUT company from the University of the West of Scotland, which has developed what it says is “the first non-lethal method for examining fish health”, has raised £1.2 million of funding. The ...

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