Engagement of Polian vesicles during Holothuria polii response to erythrocyte injection.
The Holothuria polii Polian vesicles are organs of inflammatory responsiveness. Under antigenic provocation, they respond with remarkable structural modifications. They are also able to produce brown bodies that represent a survival strategy, used by the holothuroid, to rid the body of non-self material presented to it.
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D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004447:Echinodermata / Q000276:immunology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D012616:Sea Cucumbers / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000276:immunology*; D012756:Sheep
D000941:Antigens