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Age-related declines in immune response in a wild mammal are unrelated to immune cell telomere length

Senescence has been hypothesized to arise in part from age-related declines in immune performance, but the patterns and drivers of within-individual age-related changes in immunity remain virtually unexplored in natural populations. Here, using a long-term epidemiological study of wild European badg...

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Autores principales: Beirne, Christopher, Waring, Laura, McDonald, Robbie A., Delahay, Richard, Young, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26888036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.2949

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