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Antagonistic effects of a Mhc class I allele on malaria-infected house sparrows.
Ecology letters - 1 Mar 2008
Loiseau Claire, Zoorob Rima, Garnier Stéphane, Birard Julien, Federici Pierre, Julliard Romain, Sorci Gabriele
Abstract excerpt
Genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (Mhc) play a fundamental role during the immune response because MHC molecules expressed on cell surface allow the recognition and presentation of antigenic peptides to T-lymphocytes. Although Mhc alleles have been found to correlate with pathogen res...
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