Testing in Mice the Hypothesis That Melanin Is Protective in Malaria Infections

Malaria has had the largest impact of any infectious disease on shaping the human genome, exerting enormous selective pressure on genes that improve survival in severe malaria infections. Modern humans originated in Africa and lost skin melanization as they migrated to temperate regions of the globe...

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Autores principales: Waisberg, Michael, Vickers, Brandi K., Yager, Stephanie B., Lin, Christina K., Pierce, Susan K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22242171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029493

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22242171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029493

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