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Review
. 2018 Mar:80:94-98.
doi: 10.1016/j.dci.2017.05.010. Epub 2017 May 11.

Crayfish immunity - Recent findings

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Crayfish immunity - Recent findings

Lage Cerenius et al. Dev Comp Immunol. 2018 Mar.

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.

Keywords: Antimicrobial peptide; Complement system; Lectin; Pattern recognition; Prophenoloxidase; White spot syndrome virus.

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