The sea urchin immune system

Metchnikoff’s use of sea star larvae to observe encapsulation and phagocytosis, which was followedmuch later by allograft rejection kinetics, revealed that echinoderms had an innate immune system thatwas lacking of adaptive attributes. Larval sea urchins mount defenses in response to contact withmic...

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Main Authors: LC Smith, JP Rast, V Brockton, DP Terwilliger, SV Nair, KM Buckley, AJ Majeske
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2006-05-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ114.pdf