Immunocyte: the invertebrate counterpart of the vertebrate macrophage

The circulating phagocytic immune cell is considered to be the main effector of the invertebrate defense system, involved in both immune and neuroendocrine responses, showing the functional characteristics of vertebrate macrophage. Various names have been used to define this cell in different taxa i...

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Main Author: E Ottaviani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2011-01-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ224.pdf

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