Self/non-self recognition in sponges

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-315

  Gaino, Elda ^a   Bavestrello, Giorgio ^b   Magnino, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell aggregation; Porifera; Self recognition; Sorting out; Tissue reaction; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040949786     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009909356270     Document Type: Article

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