Ecological and evolutionary implications of immunological priming in invertebrates
Ecological and evolutionary implications of immunological priming in invertebrates
Invertebrates have an immune response that differs considerably from the acquired immune response found in vertebrates. However, new studies indicate that past experience with a pathogen can provide individual invertebrates, or their descendants, with enhanced immunity. This prophylactic effect, termed immunological priming, is functionally similar to the acquired immune response in vertebrates. This newfound
complexity of invertebrate immunity begs investigation into the conditions under which immunological priming should evolve, and its consequences for population dynamics.
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Little, Tom J.
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Kraaijeveld, Alex R.
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February 2004
Little, Tom J.
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Kraaijeveld, Alex R.
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Little, Tom J. and Kraaijeveld, Alex R.
(2004)
Ecological and evolutionary implications of immunological priming in invertebrates.
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 19 (2), .
(doi:10.1016/j.tree.2003.11.011).
Abstract
Invertebrates have an immune response that differs considerably from the acquired immune response found in vertebrates. However, new studies indicate that past experience with a pathogen can provide individual invertebrates, or their descendants, with enhanced immunity. This prophylactic effect, termed immunological priming, is functionally similar to the acquired immune response in vertebrates. This newfound
complexity of invertebrate immunity begs investigation into the conditions under which immunological priming should evolve, and its consequences for population dynamics.
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