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Hardback. Condition: New. Edited by Holger Heine, this collection of ten contributed chapters compares innate immunity in organisms across the evolutionary tree. It begins with plants, with a chapter on how resistance genes evolved, then turns to cnidarians. Two chapters on Drosophila melanogaster follow, one on humoral immune responses and one on cellular ones. Other chapters cover immune reactions in the urochordates, the closest invertebrate relatives of the vertebrates, and the innate immune system of the zebrafish. The later chapters move to mammals and humans, dealing with the main receptor systems, antimicrobial peptides and defense mechanisms. A chapter on the complement system in innate immunity closes the volume.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 241 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.