Functional and structural characterizati
Functional and structural characterization of hemocytes of the solitary ascidian,Halocynthia roretzi
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Azumi, Kaoru ;Satoh, Noriyuki ;Yokosawa, Hideyoshi
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Article
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1993
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract In invertebrates, hemocytes play important roles in defense mechanisms. The hemocytes of a solitary ascidian, __Halocynthia roretzi__, are a source of two antibacterial substances (halocyamines) and a lipopolysaccharideβbinding (LPSβbinding) hemagglutinin that is capable of agglutinatin