Invertebrate Immune Responses, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977 Comparative Pathobiology Series, Vol. 3

This represents the third volume of the series entitled Comparative PathobioZogy. The chapters included represent the proceedings of a symposium held at Oregon State University, Corvallis, on August 16-22, 1975. The symposium was co-sponsored by the Society for Invertebrate Pathology (SIP) and the American Society of Zoologists (ASZ). In recent years there has been an impressive increase in interest in comparative immunology, i. e. , a comparative approach to understanding how animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates, defend themselves against nonself materials. Ever since Metchnikoff's pioneering studies during the late l800s on the role of phagocytes of invertebrates, which led to his theory of cellular immunity, invertebrates have been employed with increasing fre­ quency for studying cellular defense. Consequently, it is not surprising that included in the memberships of SIP and ASZ are a large number of individuals with an active interest in this area of research. As indicated by the chapters included in this volume, the animal models employed have been primarily molluscs and insects, although crustaceans and annelids have also been popular.

Biochemistry and Physiology of Invertebrate Macrophages In Vitro.- Biochemical and Ultrastructural Evidence for the Double Role of Phagocytosis in Molluscs: Defense and Nutrition.- Roles of Mytilus oorusous and Crassostrea gigas Blood Cells in Defense and Nutrition.- Immune Responses in the Earthworm, Aporreotodea trapezoides (Annelida) Against Rhabditis pellio (Nematoda).- Induction and Effector Mechanisms of Insect Immunity.- Insect Host Responses Against Parasitoids and the Parasitoid’s Resistance: With Emphasis on the Lepidoptera-Hymenoptera Association.- Hemocytes and Phagocytosis in the American Lobster, Homarus americanas.- Cellular Responses in Decapod Crustaceans to Asoarophis spp. (Spirurida: Nematoda).- Comparative Ultrastructural Studies of Cellular Immune Reactions and Tumorigenesis in Drosophila.