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Properties, Genetics and Innate Immune Function of the Cuticle in Egg-Laying Species
Cleidoic eggs possess very efficient and orchestrated systems to protect the embryo from external microbes until hatch. The cuticle is a proteinaceous layer on the shell surface in many bird and some reptile species. An intact cuticle forms a pore plug to occlude respiratory pores and is an effectiv...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8914949/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35281050 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.838525 |