title: [Immunological reactivity of the host as an environmental factor and its significance for the development of parasitism].
abstract: Concepts--mainly of SPRENT (1959, 1963), DINEEN (1963) and DAMIAN (1964)--concerning the immunological aspects of the phylogeny of host-parasite associations and the function of immune processes in the host-parasite relationship are discussed. In the light of some recent findings an integrating interpretation of the available body of evidence is attempted. The significance of the immuno-selection pressure during the course of host-parasite coevolution is stressed and some of the consequences of this pressure seen in the existing host-parasite systems are pointed out.
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004463:Ecology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007125:Immunogenetics; D010271:Parasites / Q000276:immunology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D013045:Species Specificity
vernacular_title: Die immunologische Reaktivität des Wirtes als Umweltfaktor und ihre Bedeutung für die Entwicklung des Parasitismus.