Invertebrate immunity and the limits of mechanistic immunology
- 21 June 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Immunology
- Vol. 6 (7) , 651-654
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ni1219
Abstract
Rapid progress is being made in elucidating the molecular mechanisms involved in invertebrate immunity. This search for molecules runs the risk of missing important phenomena. In vertebrates, acquired protection and pathogen-specific responses were demonstrated experimentally long before the mechanisms responsible were elucidated. Without analogous experiments, mechanism-driven work may not demonstrate the full richness of invertebrate immunity.Keywords
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