Sharks belong to the oldest vertebrate species that possess immune systems similar to that of mammals. This makes them a great model species to study the fundamentals of the mammalian immune system. This book describes the cellular, genetic, and molecular specifics of immune systems in sharks and uses them to understand shark immunity as well as the evolution of immune systems in more recently-evolved vertebrates. Written by global experts, the book will be a resource for immunologists, geneticists, ecologists, evolutionary and conservation biologists, and investigators engaged in shark research.

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Yes, you can access Immunobiology of the Shark by Sylvia L. Smith, Robert B. Sim, Martin F. Flajnik, Sylvia L. Smith, Robert B. Sim, Martin F. Flajnik in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Immunology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

CRC Press

Year

2014

ISBN

9781466595750

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Immunology

Front Cover
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1: The Diversity and Natural History of Chondrichthyan Fishes
Chapter 2: Athena and the Evolution of Adaptive Immunity
Chapter 3: Shark Reproduction, Immune System Development and Maturation: A Review
Chapter 4: Sites of Immune Cell Production in Elasmobranch Fishes: Lymphomyeloid Tissues and Organs
Chapter 5: Elasmobranch Blood Cells
Chapter 6: Leukocyte Function in Elasmobranch Species: Phagocytosis, Chemotaxis, and Cytotoxicity
Chapter 7: Cytokines of Cartilaginous Fish
Chapter 8: Shark Complement: Genes, Proteins and Function
Chapter 9: MHC Molecules of Cartilaginous Fishes
Chapter 10: Considering V(D)J Recombination in the Shark
Chapter 11: Shark Immunoglobulin Light Chains
Chapter 12: Shark T-Cell Receptors
Chapter 13: The Shark-Family (Cartilaginous Fish) Immunogenome
Chapter 14: In Vitro Culture of Elasmobranch Cells
Chapter 15: Antimicrobial Molecules of Sharks and Other Elasmobranchs: A Review
Chapter 16: Shark-Derived Immunomodulators
Back Cover