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Co-evolution of parasites and adaptive immune responses

โœ Scribed by Graham F. Mitchell

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
515 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0167-5699

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โœฆ Synopsis

The interplay between evolving host populations and evolving parasite populations is dominated by two key genetically based elements, namely the virulence of parasites and the resistance of their hosts. Here, Graham Mitchell gives a personal overview of ideas on the coevolution of parasite-host relationships and the contributions to immunology that are likely to emerge from systematic studies on this relationship.

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