VII Congress of the International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology will be held July 21-25, 1997, Col. of William & Mary, Williamsburg,

摘要9604548 Kaattari是国际发育和比较免疫学家协会，每三年召开一次会议，是唯一致力于研究不同生物系统发生类群的不同防御机制的国际组织。免疫学中的比较模型试图提供脊椎动物的免疫与无脊椎动物的免疫之间的系统发育联系。比较模型也可能为研究孤立的免疫功能提供独特的微环境。利用物种之间的差异已经取得了重要的发现，例如B细胞的功能首先在鸟类中被表征，而吞噬细胞首先在海星中被观察到。这次会议将于1997年7月在弗吉尼亚州的威廉斯堡举行，会议将特别强调抗体和T细胞受体的进化，无脊椎动物中新发现的细胞因子样分子，以及免疫神经内分泌免疫系统相互作用的系统发育。***

Abstract 9604548 Kaattari The International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunologists, meets triennially, and is the only international organization dedicated to examine the diverse defense mechanisms of disparate phylogenetic groups of organisms. Comparative models in immunology attempt to provide a phylogenetic link between the immunity in vertebrates with the immunity of invertebrates. Comparative models may also provide unique micro environments to study isolated immune functions. Important discoveries have been made exploiting differences among species, e.g. the function of B cells was first characterized in birds, while phagocytic cells were first observed in sea stars. In this meeting, which will be held in July 1997 in Williamsburg, Virginia, there will be a special emphasis on antibody and T cell receptor evolution, newly discovered cytokine-like molecules in invertebrates and phylogeny of the immune neuroendocrine immune system interactions. ***