The evolution of inflammatory mediators

Invertebrates do not display the level of sophistication in immune reactivity characteristic of mammals and other ‘higher’ vertebrates. Their great number and diversity of forms, however, reflect their evolutionary success and hence they must have effective mechanisms of defence to deal with parasit...

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Main Author: Andrew F. Rowley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1996-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0962935196000014