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Molecular Aspects of Immune Reactions in Echinodermata

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Invertebrate Immunology

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology ((PMSB,volume 15))

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The main challenge for any living organism is its encounter with potentially pathogenic bacteria and other microorganisms. Therefore, it should posses a defense mechanism which is capable of (1) recognizing foreign material which has entered the body, and (2) finding a way to either expel it or render it inoffensive. It is always very hazardous to compare and match the host defense systems operating in invertebrate organisms to the well-known vertebrate immune system. In fact of the enormous amount of data coming from vertebrate immunology research, only a small number of reports are applicable to the defense mechanisms functioning in invertebrates.

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  1. Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, Tel Shikmona, P.O.B. 8030, 31080, Haifa, Israel

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  2. Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Abteilung Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 6, 55099, Mainz, Germany

    W. E. G. Müller

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Matranga, V. (1996). Molecular Aspects of Immune Reactions in Echinodermata. In: Rinkevich, B., Müller, W.E.G. (eds) Invertebrate Immunology. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79735-4_11

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