The invertebrate midintestinal gland (“hepatopancreas”) is an evolutionary forerunner in the integration of immunity and metabolism

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 358, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 685-695

  Rőszer, Tamás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Hepatopancreas; Immunity; Invertebrates; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOCYANIN; LECTIN; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

BINDING AFFINITY; CELL FUNCTION; CRUSTACEA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEPATOPANCREAS; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INTESTINE CELL; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HEPATOPANCREAS; IMMUNITY; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84919799226     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-1985-7     Document Type: Review

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