Morula cells and non-self recognition in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

In the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri, we studied the effects of hemocyte incubation with foreigncells, such as bacteria, bacterial spores and yeast. In the presence of yeast and bacterial spores,morula cells, a common cell type in botryllid ascidians, changed their morphology, releasephenoloxidase i...

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Main Authors: L Ballarin, A Menin, N Franchi, G Bertoloni, F Cima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2005-01-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ009.pdf