Extraordinary MHC class II B diversity in a non-passerine, wild bird: the Eurasian Coot Fulica atra (Aves: Rallidae)

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) hosts the most polymorphic genes ever described in vertebrates. The MHC triggers the adaptive branch of the immune response, and its extraordinary variability is considered an evolutionary consequence of pathogen pressure. The last few years have witnessed...

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Autores principales: Alcaide, Miguel, Muñoz, Joaquin, Martínez-de la Puente, Josué, Soriguer, Ramón, Figuerola, Jordi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24683452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.974

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24683452
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.974

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