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Self-harm to preferentially harm the pathogens within: non-specific stressors in innate immunity

Therapies with increasing specificity against pathogens follow the immune system's evolutionary course in maximizing host defence while minimizing self-harm. Nevertheless, even completely non-specific stressors, such as reactive molecular species, heat, nutrient and oxygen deprivation, and acid...

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Published in:Proc Biol Sci
Main Authors: LeGrand, Edmund K., Day, Judy D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843660/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27075254
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0266
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