The amphibian immune system

The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the basic amphibian immune system as it is related to other jawed vertebrates as well as to summarize ...

The amphibian immune system - PubMed

Amphibians are at the forefront of bridging the evolutionary gap between mammals and more ancient, jawed vertebrates.

Review of the Amphibian Immune Response to Chytridiomycosis ...

In this paper we provide an overview of expected immunological responses (with inference based on amphibian and mammalian immunology), together with a ...

Amphibian Immunology for UT-Knoxville.pptx

2. Do tadpoles have an immune system? 3. Do amphibians have IgM antibodies? 4. What are antigen presenting cells? 5 ...

Introduction to the special issue Amphibian immunity: stress ...

This issue brings details about the ontogeny of the amphibian immune system, including crucial aspects of innate and adaptive immunity.

Amphibian immunity–stress, disease, and climate change

Amphibians are facing historically unprecedented environmental stress due to climate change that will involve unpredictable temperature and rainfall regimes.

The amphibian immune system | Philosophical Transactions of the ...

In this review we lay out what is known about the innate and adaptive immune system of X. laevis including the lymphoid organs as well as how other amphibian ...

New immunity insights in quest against deadly amphibian fungus

Scientists at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have found that an oral vaccine can stimulate an immune response in amphibians.

Metamorphosis and the amphibian immune system.

Most amphibians probably survive the temporary immunosuppression associated with metamorphosis with no deleterious effects.

Do immune system changes at metamorphosis predict vulnerability ...

Amphibian skin provides a protective barrier from the external environment and contains immune cells identified as dendritic cells, Langerhans cells, dendritic ...

Global Amphibian Declines, Disease, and the Ongoing Battle ...

Amphibians have three classes of secreted antibodies: IgM, IgY, and IgX. IgM has a pentameric or hexameric structure and is the first type of ...

Amphibian Immune Defenses against Chytridiomycosis: Impacts of ...

The immune system of amphibians is highly temperature sensitive, and even small reductions in temperature may impair immunity. Environmental ...

Microbiota and Mucosal Immunity in Amphibians - Frontiers

We have learned that microbes are essential regulators of mucosal immunity. Bacteria, archeas, and viruses influence different aspects of mucosal development ...

The amphibian complement system and chytridiomycosis

Many mechanisms may underpin this pattern and amphibian immune responses are likely one key component. Although we have made great strides in ...

New findings on immune system in amphibians - UFZ

Researchers from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) characterized genetic ...

The Immune System of Amphibians | Request PDF - ResearchGate

Abstract and Figures. Amphibians, which phylogenetically link aquatic vertebrates to land tetrapods, exhibit an immune system fundamentally ...

Global Amphibian Declines, Disease, and the Ongoing Battle ...

IN EVOLUTIONARY terms, the adaptive immune system. (lymphocyte-mediated immunity) arose within the first primitive jawed fishes approximately 500 million years ...

Critical review of the phytohemagglutinin assay for assessing ...

For instance, a study by Rohr and Raffel (2010) suggests that increased climatic variability can suppress amphibian immune systems as they 'lag ...

The amphibian immune system | Request PDF - ResearchGate

In this review we lay out what is known about the innate and adaptive immune system of X. laevis including the lymphoid organs as well as how other amphibian ...

Metamorphosis and the amphibian immune system

Most amphibians probably survive the temporary immunosuppression associated with metamorphosis with no deleterious effects.