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Adaptive evolution and functional constraint at TLR4 during the secondary aquatic adaptation and diversification of cetaceans

BACKGROUND: Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are a group of adapted marine mammals with an enigmatic history of transition from terrestrial to full aquatic habitat and rapid radiation in waters around the world. Throughout this evolution, the pathogen stress-response proteins must have fac...

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Autores principales: Shen, Tong, Xu, Shixia, Wang, Xiaohong, Yu, Wenhua, Zhou, Kaiya, Yang, Guang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3384459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22443485
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-39