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Significant decline in anticancer immune capacity during puberty in the Tasmanian devil

Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) are at risk of extinction in the wild due to Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a rare contagious cancer. The prevalence of DFTD differs by age class: higher disease prevalence is seen in adults (2–3 years) versus younger devils (<2 years). Here we propose...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Yuanyuan, Heasman, Kim, Peck, Sarah, Peel, Emma, Gooley, Rebecca M., Papenfuss, Anthony T., Hogg, Carolyn J., Belov, Katherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28300197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep44716