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Theoretical analysis of the evolution of immune memory.
BMC evolutionary biology - 8 Dec 2010
Graw Frederik, Magnus Carsten, Regoes Roland R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The ability of an immune system to remember pathogens improves the chance of the host to survive a second exposure to the same pathogen. This immunological memory has evolved in response to the pathogen environment of the hosts. In vertebrates, the memory of previous infection is physiologically accomplished by the development of memory T and B cells. Many questions concerning the generation and...
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