Critical review of the phytohemagglutinin assay for assessing amphibian immunity
Lauren Hawley, Kelly L Smalling, Scott Glaberman · 2023
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Hawley, Smalling, and Glaberman review in twenty twenty-three a common test of frog and toad immunity and find its use messy. The test injects a plant protein under the skin and measures swelling as a sign of immune strength. Disease is a main driver of the global drop in amphibians, so a cheap field test matters, yet labs run it in very different ways.
Doses, body sites, life stages, and controls vary widely across studies. Only a few species have been tested at all, and most lack basic validation of dose and timing. The authors gather all known studies and propose shared best practices. Their aim is a more trustworthy test for wild groups that need immune watch.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lauren Hawley, Kelly L Smalling, Scott Glaberman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 74 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |