The amphioxus immune system

Invertebrate Survival Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-50

  Pestarino, Mario ^a   Oliveri, D ^a   Parodi, M ^a   Candiani, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Amphioxus; Evolution; Innate immunity; Protochordates

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049025708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1824307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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