Immunity in Protochordates: The Tunicate Perspective
Tunicates are the closest relatives of vertebrates, and their peculiar phylogenetic position explains the increasing interest toward tunicate immunobiology. They are filter-feeding organisms, and this greatly influences their defense strategies. The majority of the studies on tunicate immunity were...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00674/full |