Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are newly identified members of the lymphoid lineage that have
emerging roles in mediating immune responses and in regulating tissue homeostasis and …

The adaptive immune system (AIS) in mammals, which is centred on lymphocytes bearing
antigen receptors that are generated by somatic recombination, arose approximately 500 …

These guidelines are a consensus work of a considerable number of members of the
immunology and flow cytometry community. They provide the theory and key practical …

From a technical point of view a flow cytometer is a light detection device capable of
detecting photons of different wavelengths over a high dynamic range. In order to achieve a …

Lampreys are representatives of an ancient vertebrate lineage that diverged from our own∼
500 million years ago. By virtue of this deeply shared ancestry, the sea lamprey (P. marinus) …

Background All archaeal and many bacterial genomes contain Clustered Regularly
Interspaced Short Palindrome Repeats (CRISPR) and variable arrays of the CRISPR …

A clonally diverse anticipatory repertoire in which each lymphocyte bears a unique antigen
receptor is the central feature of the adaptive immune system that evolved in our vertebrate …

The VitalBook e-book version of Biology of Fishes is only available only in the US and
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The Toll family of class I transmembrane receptors recognizes and responds to diverse
structures associated with pathogenic microorganisms. These receptors mediate initial …

Adaptive immunity is mediated through numerous genetic and cellular processes that
generate favourable somatic variants of antigen-binding receptors under evolutionary …