It can be seen that the insects are the still attracting most research and researchers. However, an increasing interest is emerging to study new invertebrate groups, especially those where the genome is known. Even though Drosophila has been and still is an excellent model for immune studies, it is now clear that there are great differences between immune responses in Drosophila and that of several other invertebrates, which indeed calls for more research on other invertebrates
| ISBN: | 9781441980588 |
| Publication date: | 6th January 2011 |
| Author: | Kenneth Söderhäll |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 316 pages |
| Series: | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology |
| Genres: |
Medical research Immunology |