Oxidant trade-offs in immunity: an experimental test in a lizard.

Oxidant trade-offs in immunity: an experimental test in a lizard.

Immune system functioning and maintenance entails costs which may limit investment into other processes such as reproduction. Yet, the proximate mechanisms and 'currencies' mediating the costs of immune responses remain elusive. In vertebrates, up-regulation of the innate immune system is...

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Main Authors: Michael Tobler, Cissy Ballen, Mo Healey, Mark Wilson, Mats Olsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4418811?pdf=render

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