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Skin pH varies among bat species and seasons and between wild and captive bats

Skin is a key aspect of the immune system in the defence against pathogens. Skin pH regulates the activity of enzymes produced both by hosts and by microbes on host skin, thus implicating pH in disease susceptibility. Skin pH varies inter- and intra-specifically and is influenced by a variety of int...

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Autores principales: Vanderwolf, Karen J, Kyle, Christopher J, Faure, Paul A, McAlpine, Donald F, Davy, Christina M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8672241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34925845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coab088