Immunomodulatory molecules in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri: Evidence from conditioned media

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-280

  Menin, Adams ^a   Ballarin, Loriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascidians; Botryllus; Haemocytes; Immunomodulatory molecule; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ERYTHROCYTES; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMOCYTES; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RABBITS; UROCHORDATA; ZYMOSAN;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BOTRYLLUS; BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 54849408732     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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