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The Coelomocytes of Asteroid Echinoderms

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Invertebrate Blood

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The cellular elements found in the coelomic fluid of asteroid echinoderms (sea stars or starfishes) have been the subject of numerous studies for almost a century. These cells, of which there are several types (Table 1), are collectively referred to as coelomo-cytes or coelomic corpuscles. They play diverse functional roles in the organism. The functions of these coelomocytes include: (1) delivery of nutrient materials to different parts of the body (Durham, 1891; Van der Heyde, 1922; Hyman, 1955; Ferguson, 1964a,b); (2) removal of waste materials (Durham, 1891; Cuénot, 1901; Kindred, 1924); (3) phagocytosis (Durham, 1888, 1891; Chapeaux, 1893; Cuénot, 1901; Kindred, 1924; Lison, 1930; Bang and Lemma, 1962; Ghiradella, 1965; Johnson and Beeson, 1966; Reinisch and Bang, 1971; Bang, 1973a); (4) immune responses (Ghiradella, 1965; Brusle, 1967; Reinisch and Bang, 1971; Hildemann and Dix, 1972; Bang, 1973b; Hildemann and Reddy, 1973; Hildemann, 1974; Hildemann et al., 1974; Reinisch, 1974; Bang, 1975; Karp and Hildemann, 1976); (5) clotting and wound healing (Geddes, 1880; Goodrich, 1920; Kindred, 1924; Boolootian and Giese, 1958, 1959; Johnson and Beeson, 1966; Bang, 1970; Jangoux and Vanden Bossche, 1975; Penn, 1979). The sea star coelomocytes contain a potent factor which reacts with vertebrate immune systems has been reported by Prendergast and Suzuki (1970), Prendergast et al. (1974), Willenborg and Prendergast (1974), and Prendergast and Liu (1976). That these cells may act in cooperation with the axial organ cells in promoting angiogenesis in vertebrates has also been implied (Leclerc et al., 1977).

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Kanungo, K. (1984). The Coelomocytes of Asteroid Echinoderms. In: Cheng, T.C. (eds) Invertebrate Blood. Comparative Pathobiology, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4766-8_2

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