Invertebrate Cytokines and the Phylogeny of Immunity: Facts and Paradoxes 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Beschin, Alain (Editor), Müller, Werner E. G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540404074 ISBN-13: 9783540404071 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology - Medical | Immunology - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry |
Dewey: 571.6 |
LCCN: 2003054228 |
Series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.01 lbs) 184 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Based on the assumption that invertebrates as well as vertebrates possess factors regulating hematopoiesis, response to infection or wounding, studies dealing with the evolution of immunity have focused on the isolation and characterization of putative cytokine-related molecules from invertebrates. Until recently, most of our knowledge of cytokine- and cytokine receptor-like molecules in invertebrates has relied on functional assays and similarities at the physicochemical level. As such, a phylogenetic relationship between invertebrate cytokine-like molecules and invertebrate counterparts could not be convincingly demonstrated. |