Ten years ago, we surmised that there was a common evolutionary origin for the immune
and neuroendocrine systems. This was based on morphological and functional results …

Background Innate immunity is the first line of defense against pathogens. In animals, the
Toll pathway, the Imd pathway, the complement system, and lectins are well-known …

Background Human infection by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium affects more than 50
million people worldwide, particularly in underdeveloped and developing countries …

Insect and vertebrate immunity: key similarities versus differences Page 14 Insect and
Vertebrate Immunity: Key Similarities versus Differences Otto Schmidt*, Ulrich Theopold …

Ascidians form a widespread marine invertebrate group and are heterogeneous in terms of
the taxonomic groups' evolutionary lineages. The ascidian genomes lack significant …

Codakine is a new Ca2+-dependent mannose-binding C-type lectin (MBL) isolated from the
gill tissue of the tropical clam, Codakia orbicularis. Bioinformatic analyses with the BLAST …

Aims: To characterize the serum complement innate immune system in three species of
crocodilians native to southeast Mexico. Methodology: Plasma collected from three wild …

The discovery over the last decade of highly variable immune-response molecules even in
invertebrates reveals a new scenario on the modalities of non-self discrimination in these …

cefálicos, un componente crucial de la compleja cabeza de los vertebrados, no son
formados ni por la cresta ni por las plácodas. En este capítulo, se discutirá la evidencia que …

Little is known about complement system as a component of innate immunity of the
ectothermic vertebrates such as turtles. Serum complement is a valuable tool in determining …