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An Age-Associated Decline in Thymic Output Differs in Dog Breeds According to Their Longevity
The age associated decline in immune function is preceded in mammals by a reduction in thymic output. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence of a link between immune competence and lifespan. One approach to determining thymic output is to quantify signal joint T cell receptor excision circles (sj...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100965/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27824893 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165968 |