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Phenotyping and comparing the immune cell populations of free-ranging Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and dolphins under human care

BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that free-ranging bottlenose dolphins exhibit a suppressed immune system because of exposure to contaminants or microorganisms. However, due to a lack of commercially available antibodies specific to marine mammal immune cell surface markers, the research has been indecis...

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Autores principales: Nouri-Shirazi, Mahyar, Bible, Brittany F., Zeng, Menghua, Tamjidi, Saba, Bossart, Gregory D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28347312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-017-0998-3

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