Immunomodulatory Activity of the Marine Sponge, Haliclona (Soestella) sp. (Haplosclerida: Chalinidae), from Sri Lanka in Wistar Albino Rats: Immunosuppression and Th1-Skewed Cytokine Response

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Photographs and micrographs of sponge morphological characters: (a) Haliclona (Soestella) sp. showing an irregular growth form; (b, c) cross sections of the ectosomal skeleton displaying multispicular polygonal meshes (400x); (d) cross section of the coanosomal skeleton, with irregular reticulation of primary lines ascending toward the surface, connected by unispicular secondary lines (400x); (e) oxeas of various sizes (1000x).

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