Title Immunobiology of the shark / edited by Sylvia L. Smith, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University ; Robert B. Sim, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford ; Martin F. Flajnik, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland at Baltimore

Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ©2015

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Contents The diversity and natural history of chondrichthyan fishes / Gregor M. Cailliet and David A. Ebert -- Athena and the evolution of adaptive immunity / Helen Dooley -- Shark reproduction, immune system development and maturation : a review / Lynn L. Rumfelt -- Sites of immune cell production in elasmobranch fishes : lymphomyeloid tissues and organs / Carl A. Luer, Catherine J. Walsh, and A.B. Bodine -- Elasmobranch blood cells / Ashley N. Haines and Jill E. Arnold -- Leukocyte function in elasmobranch species : phagocytosis, chemotaxis, and cytotoxicity / Catherine J. Walsh and Carl A. Luer -- Cytokines of cartilaginous fish / C.J. Secombes, J. Zou, and S. Bird -- Shark complement : genes, proteins and function / Sylvia L. Smith and Masaru Nonaka -- MHC molecules of cartilaginous fishes / Simona Bartl and Masaru Nonaka -- Considering V(D)J recombination in the shark / Ellen Hsu -- Shark immunoglobulin light chains / Michael F. Criscitiello -- Shark T-cell receptors / Michael F. Criscitiello -- The shark-family (cartilaginous fish) immunogenome / Byrappa Venkatesh and Yuko Ohta -- In vitro culture of elasmobranch cells / Catherine J. Walsh and Carl A. Luer -- Antimicrobial molecules of sharks and other elasmobranchs : a review / Nichole Hinds Vaughan and Sylvia L. Smith -- Shark-derived immunomodulators / Liza Merly and Sylvia L. Smith Summary Immunity studies in sharks over the past three decades have produced some remarkable discoveries. If one message rings true, it is that alternative animal model systems, such as sharks and their relatives, have contributed very substantially to a better understanding of the development evolution of our own immune system. Immunobiology of the Shark describes the cellular, genetic, and molecular specifics of immune systems in sharks. Diverse approaches were employed to study the immunobiology of the shark from basic microscopic observations to detailed genome annotation. The book also raises a se Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 30, 2014) Subject Sharks -- Immunology Chondrichthyes -- Immunology SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Anatomy & Physiology. Form Electronic book Author Smith, Sylvia L Sim, Robert B Flajnik, M. F. (Martin F.) ISBN 9781466595750 1466595752

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