The Potential of Coelomocyte Chemotaxis as an Immune Biomarker in the Earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris

Coelomocyte migration responses, both random and chemotatic, were examined in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris. Coelomocyte random migration patterns towards non-stimulatory, non-chemotatic solutions were described. Migration responses to immunostimulatory agents lipopolysaccharides (LPS), N-forml...

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Main Author: Mota, Jennifer A.
Other Authors: Fitzpatrick, Lloyd
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 1999
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Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2272/