C-reactive protein (CRP) in haemolymph of a mollusc, Achatina fulica Bowdich.
C-reactive protein (CRP) was found to be one of the major components of the haemolymph of A. fulica with a normal level of approximately 2 mg CRP/ml haemolymph. Immunological cross-reactivity was found between CRP from A. fulica, a mollusc and Limulus polyphemus, an arthropod. The present finding demonstrates the evolutionary significance of C-reactive protein.
Agrawal
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Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.
Mitra
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Ghosh
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Bhattacharya
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D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000737:chemistry*; D006737:Horseshoe Crabs / Q000276:immunology; D008974:Mollusca / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology
D002097:C-Reactive Protein