Marine Organisms as Model Systems in Biology and Medicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kloc, Malgorzata (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kubiak, Jacek Z. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, 65
• Subjects: Animal models in research.; Invertebrates.; Developmental biology.; Cell biology.; Immunology.; Animal Models.; Developmental Biology.; Cell Biology.

This book highlights the potential advantages of using marine invertebrates like tunicates, echinoderms, sponges and cephalopods as models in both biological and medical research. Bioactive compounds found in marine organisms possess antibacterial, antifungal, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory pro...