Homology between immune responses in vertebrates and invertebrates: Does it exist?

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 558-564

  Klein, J ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELID WORM; ARTHROPOD; CHORDATA; COELENTERATE; ECHINODERM; EVOLUTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

EID: 0031440031     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1997.d01-164.x     Document Type: Review

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