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Identification of a macrophage‐like mSubset in the axial organ sea star Asterias rubens.
Author(s) -
Leclerc M.,
Maitre F.,
Contrepois L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
cell biology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1095-8355
pISSN - 1065-6995
DOI - 10.1006/cbir.1994.1117
Subject(s) - asterias , cd68 , immunocytochemistry , monoclonal antibody , immune system , biology , macrophage , identification (biology) , immunohistochemistry , star (game theory) , antibody , immunology , genetics , ecology , starfish , mathematical analysis , mathematics , in vitro , endocrinology
The axial organ of the sea star Asterias rubens is a primitive immune organ. In addition to T and B‐like cells phagocytic cells were also identified. In this report we demonstrate that these cells can be identified using immunocytochemistry together with the mouse to human monoclonal antibody CD68 KP1, normally used as a macrophage marker.