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Immune-Neuroendocrine Integration and Its Evolution

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In the present chapter, the immune-neuroendocrine integration and its evolution will be analyzed. The attention will be especially focused on the evolution of immunological memory in vertebrates and how this have modified the relationships between neuroendocrine and immune systems. We will analyze whether indications provided by eco-immunologists can be of help in describing the evolution of the immune-neuroendocrine system, and verify whether such indications can be applied to all metazoans despite the diversity between vertebrate and invertebrate immune functions and mediators.

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Malagoli, D., Ottaviani, E. (2014). Immune-Neuroendocrine Integration and Its Evolution. In: Malagoli, D., Ottaviani, E. (eds) Eco-immunology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8712-3_5

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