Volume and antimicrobial activity of secretions of the uropygial gland are correlated with malaria infection in house sparrows

BACKGROUND: Animals have developed a wide range of defensive mechanisms against parasites to reduce the likelihood of infection and its negative fitness costs. The uropygial gland is an exocrine gland that produces antimicrobial and antifungal secretions with properties used as a defensive barrier o...

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Autores principales: Magallanes, Sergio, Møller, Anders Pape, García-Longoria, Luz, de Lope, Florentino, Marzal, Alfonso
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27114098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1512-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27114098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1512-7

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