Invertebrate Immunity

It can be seen that the insects are the still attracting most research and researchers. However, an increasing interest is emerging to study new invertebrate groups, especially those where the genome is known. Even though Drosophila has been and still is an excellent model for immune studies, it is...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Söderhäll, Kenneth (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2010.
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 708
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Cnidarian Immunity: A Tale of Two Barriers
  • Gastropod Immunobiology
  • Bivalve Immunity
  • Earthworm Immunity
  • Leech Immunity: From Brain to Peripheral Responses
  • Innate Immunity in C. elegans
  • Immunocompetent Molecules and Their Response Network in Horseshoe Crabs
  • Tick Innate Immunity
  • Beetle Immunity
  • Immunity in Lepidopteran Insects
  • Fly Immunity: Recognition of Pathogens and Induction of Immune Responses
  • Mosquito Immunity
  • Crustacean Immunity
  • Echinoderm Immunity
  • Urochordate Immunity.