Leclerc M, Bajelan M
Laboratoire d'Immunologie des Invertébrés, Université d'Orléans, France.
Cell Biol Int Rep. 1992 May;16(5):487-90. doi: 10.1016/s0309-1651(06)80068-8.
The axial organ (A.O. cells) of the sea star Asterias rubens is a primitive immune organ. The total population was fractionated into two populations: adherent (B-like) and non-adherent (T-like) to nylon wool. The adherent cells resemble mammalian B lymphocytes and bear homologous human T cell receptor (beta chain) to a higher degree than T-like cells which resemble T lymphocytes.
红海星的轴器官（A.O. 细胞）是一种原始免疫器官。其细胞总数被分为两个群体：对尼龙毛有黏附性的（类B细胞）和无黏附性的（类T细胞）。黏附细胞类似于哺乳动物的B淋巴细胞，并且与类似T淋巴细胞的类T细胞相比，其与人T细胞受体（β链）的同源性更高。
