title: On the relevance of invertebrate recognition and defence mechanisms to the emergence of the immune response of vertebrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Marchalonis
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Schluter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000276:immunology*; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000276:immunology*