Are Maternal Antibodies Really That Important? Patterns in the Immunologic Development of Altricial Passerine House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

BACKGROUND: Maternal antibodies are believed to play an integral role in protecting immunologically immature wild-passerines from environmental antigens. This study comprehensively examines the early development of the adaptive immune system in an altricial-developing wild passerine species, the hou...

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Autores principales: King, Marisa O., Owen, Jeb P., Schwabl, Hubert G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2836371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20300173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009639

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2836371/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20300173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009639

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