Colony specificity and chemotaxis in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 376-382

  Cima, Francesca ^a   Sabbadin, Armando ^a   Zaniolo, Giovanna ^a   Ballarin, Loriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allorecognition; Ascidians; Botryllus; Chemotaxis; Colony specificity; Hemocytes; Immunomodulation; Morula cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; BLOOD CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMOTAXIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INVERTEBRATE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BOTRYLLUS; BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33749565586     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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