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The primordial VRM system and the evolution of vertebrate immunity

Title
The primordial VRM system and the evolution of vertebrate immunity / John Stewart.
Author
Stewart, John.
Publication
Austin : R.G. Landes, 1994.

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Description
124 pages : illustrations; 27 cm.
Series Statement
Molecular biology intelligence unit
Uniform Title
Molecular biology intelligence unit.
Subject
  • Immunoglobulins > Evolution
  • T cells > Evolution
  • Immunogenetics
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region > immunology
  • Immune System > immunology
  • Biological Evolution
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction. Evolution as a Perceptual Tool. The Reconstruction of Evolution. Structure and Function. Defining What the "Immune System" Is. Metchnikoff and the Evolutionary Origin of Cellular Immunity. The Compliment System. Antibacterial Peptides. The Aim of This Book -- 2. Elements for the Construction of a Hypothesis. General Background. Genes. Molecules. Cells. Organs. The Evolution of the Structures of the VRM System -- 3. The Biological Functions of the VRM System through Phylogenesis. The First Phase The Emergence of a Primordial VRM System. The Function of the Primordial VRM System. Subsequent Evolution of the VRM System. T Cells and MHC -- 4. Conclusions. Three Consequences for Immunological Research. The CIS in Mammals. Comparative Immunology in Higher Vertebrates. Comparative Immunology in Primitive Vertebrates. Final Remarks.
ISBN
1570591199 (hardcover)
LCCN
94020314
OCLC
  • 30511259
  • ocm30511259
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries