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Immunogenetic Variation and Differential Pathogen Exposure in Free-Ranging Cheetahs across Namibian Farmlands

BACKGROUND: Genes under selection provide ecologically important information useful for conservation issues. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and II genes are essential for the immune defence against pathogens from intracellular (e.g. viruses) and extracellular (e.g. helminths) origins...

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Autores principales: Castro-Prieto, Aines, Wachter, Bettina, Melzheimer, Joerg, Thalwitzer, Susanne, Hofer, Heribert, Sommer, Simone
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23145096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049129