Genes of innate immunity and their significance in evolutionary ecology of free livings rodents

Appropriate recognition of parasites is crucial for effective immune response, ensuring activation of adequate defence mechanisms. In vertebrates, it has frequently been demonstrated that genes encoding proteins involved in pathogen recognition by an adaptive immune system are often subject to inten...

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Main Author: Fornuskova, Alena
Language:English
Published: Université Montpellier II - Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc 2013
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Online Access:http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01021258
http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/01/02/12/58/PDF/36780_FORNUSKOVA_2013_archivage_cor.pdf