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Evidence for specific genotype-dependent immune priming in the lophotrochozoan Biomphalaria glabrata snail.
Journal of innate immunity - 1 Jan 2013
Portela Julien, Duval David, Rognon Anne, Galinier Richard, Boissier Jérôme, Coustau Christine, Mitta Guillaume, Théron André, Gourbal Benjamin
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Historically, the prevailing view in the field of invertebrate immunity was that invertebrates that do not possess acquired adaptive immunity rely on innate mechanisms with low specificity and no memory. Several recent studies have shaken this paradigm and suggested that the immune defenses of in...
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