We have summarized current knowledge on the aging of the immune system in three vertebrate groups: fish, amphibians and birds. Available data are few due to difficulties in studying ageing in natural populations and in accurately determining age. In all vertebrates, the most obvious evidence of the
Aging and the immune system
β Scribed by Richard J Hodes
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-7915
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