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Variations in the expressed antimicrobial peptide repertoire of northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) populations suggest intraspecies differences in resistance to pathogens.
Developmental and comparative immunology - 1 Dec 2009
Tennessen Jacob A, Woodhams Douglas C, Chaurand Pierre, Reinert Laura K, Billheimer Dean, Shyr Yu, Caprioli Richard M, Blouin Michael S, Rollins-Smith Louise A
Abstract excerpt
The northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens or Lithobates pipiens) is historically found in most of the provinces of Canada and the northern and southwest states of the United States. In the last 50 years, populations have suffered significant losses, especially in the western regions of the species...
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