Whole transcriptome analysis using next-generation sequencing of sterile-cultured Eisenia andrei for immune system research.

Recently, earthworms have become a useful model for research into the immune system, and it is expected that results obtained using this model will shed light on the sophisticated vertebrate immune system and the evolution of the immune response, and additionally help identify new biomolecules with...

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Main Authors: Yoshikazu Mikami, Atsushi Fukushima, Takao Kuwada-Kusunose, Tetsuya Sakurai, Taiichi Kitano, Yusuke Komiyama, Takashi Iwase, Kazuo Komiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338202?pdf=render