@article {10.3844/ajisp.2013.65.67, article_type = {journal}, title = {Evidence of Interleukin Genes in the Sea-Star: Asterias rubens (Echinoderma)}, author = {Leclerc, Michel and Otten, Patricia}, volume = {9}, year = {2013}, month = {Jun}, pages = {65-67}, doi = {10.3844/ajisp.2013.65.67}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajisp.2013.65.67}, abstract = {The axial organ of the sea star Asterias rubens is a primitive immune organ the sea star T lymphocytes, when stimulated by various lectins, produce lymphokin-like substances with mitogenic properties as shown in earlier studies; they are correlated with Interleukin genes.}, journal = {American Journal of Immunology}, publisher = {Science Publications} }