Seasonal variation and innate immune responses of spleen in fresh-water snake, Natrix piscator
Innate immunity provides first line defense in all animals against pathogens and parasites. There is seasonal variation in pathogen prevalence and disease because of the seasonal lifecycle of the parasite and due to annual variation in the infectivity of pathogens. Organisms face seasonal stress by...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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"Vikol publishing" ST Kolesnichenko V.V.
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jspb.ru/issues/2014/N1/JSPB_2014_1_292-300.pdf |