Crayfish immunity - Recent findings.

Authors :: Cerenius L
Söderhäll K
Source :: Developmental and comparative immunology [Dev Comp Immunol] 2018 Mar; Vol. 80, pp. 94-98. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 May 11.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Freshwater crayfish is an important commodity as well as a successful model for studies on crustacean immunity. Due to the ease with which they are kept and the available methods for hemocyte separation and culture they have proven to be very useful. Here, recent progress regarding pattern recognition, immune effector production and antiviral mechanisms are discussed. Several cases of functional resemblance between vertebrate complement and the crayfish immune reactions are highlighted.<br /> (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)