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Evidence for adaptation of porcine Toll-like receptors.
Immunogenetics - 1 Mar 2016
Darfour-Oduro Kwame A, Megens Hendrik-Jan, Roca Alfred, Groenen Martien A M, Schook Lawrence B
Abstract excerpt
Naturally endemic infectious diseases provide selective pressures for pig populations. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) represent the first line of immune defense against pathogens and are likely to play a crucial adaptive role for pig populations. This study was done to determine whether wild and domestic pig populations representing diverse global environments demonstrate local TLR adaptation. The genomic sequence...
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