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Pigs with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Are Impaired in Controlling Influenza A Virus Infection.
Journal of innate immunity - 1 Jan 2017
Rajao Daniela S, Loving Crystal L, Waide Emily H, Gauger Phillip C, Dekkers Jack C M, Tuggle Christopher K, Vincent Amy L
Abstract excerpt
Influenza A viruses (IAV) infect many host species, including humans and pigs. Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a condition characterized by a deficiency of T, B, and/or natural killer (NK) cells. Animal models of SCID have great value for biomedical research. Here, we evaluated the pathogenesis and the innate immune response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic IAV (H1N1pdm09) using a recently identified line of...
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