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Defense genes missing from the flight division

Birds have a smaller repertoire of immune genes than mammals. In our efforts to study antiviral responses to influenza in avian hosts, we have noted key genes that appear to be missing. As a result, we speculate that birds have impaired detection of viruses and intracellular pathogens. Birds are mis...

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Autores principales: Magor, Katharine E., Miranzo Navarro, Domingo, Barber, Megan R.W., Petkau, Kristina, Fleming-Canepa, Ximena, Blyth, Graham A.D., Blaine, Alysson H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7172724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23624185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2013.04.010