The Axial Organ and the Pharynx Are Sites of Hematopoiesis in the Sea Urchin

The Axial Organ and the Pharynx Are Sites of Hematopoiesis in the Sea Urchin

Background: The location of coelomocyte proliferation in adult sea urchins is unknown and speculations since the early 1800s have been based on microanatomy and tracer uptake studies. In adult sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) with down-regulated immune systems, coelomocyte numbers increas...

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Main Authors: Preethi Golconda, Katherine M. Buckley, Caroline R. Reynolds, Jennifer P. Romanello, L. Courtney Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
echinoderm
EdU
hematopoietic tissue
proliferation
transcription factors
gene regulatory network
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00870/full

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