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The infection-tolerant white-footed deermouse tempers interferon responses to endotoxin in comparison to the mouse and rat
25 Aug 2023
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The white-footed deermouse Peromyscus leucopus , a long-lived rodent, is a key reservoir in North America for agents of several zoonoses, including Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and a viral encephalitis. While persistently infected, this deermouse is without apparent disability or diminished fitness. For a model for inflammation elicited by various pathogens, the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was...
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