Amphioxus Immunity
Tracing the Origins of Human Immunity

The first professional book focusing on amphioxus immunity presents evidence on the origin and evolution of the immune system in vertebrates and humans

An-Long Xu (Edited by)

9780128499030

Hardback, published 16 December 2015

304 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.3 cm, 0.81 kg

Approx.284 pages

1 Amphioxus is a model for understanding the evolution of vertebrate
2 Basic knowledge of immunology
3 Immune organs and cells of amphioxus
4 Genomic and transcriptomic view of the amphioxus immunity 
5 Pattern recognition system in amphioxus
6 Transcription factors in amphioxus
7 The complement system of amphioxus
8 The oxidative burst system in amphioxus
9 Immune effectors in amphioxus
10 Lipid signalling of immune response in amphioxus
11 Apoptosis in amphioxus
12 Primitive adaptive immune system of amphioxus
13 Future research directions

Subject Areas: Immunology [MJCM], Hospital infections [MJCJ3]