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Evolution of male pregnancy associated with remodeling of canonical vertebrate immunity in seahorses and pipefishes
13 Apr 2020
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A fundamental problem for the evolution of pregnancy, the most specialized form of parental investment among vertebrates, is the rejection of the nonself-embryo. Mammals achieve immunological tolerance by down-regulating both major histocompatibility complex pathways (MHC I and II). Although pregnancy has evolved multiple times independently among vertebrates, knowledge of associated immune system adjustments is...
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