The complex contributions of genetics and nutrition to immunity in Drosophila melanogaster.
Both malnutrition and undernutrition can lead to compromised immune defense in a diversity of animals, and "nutritional immunology" has been suggested as a means of understanding immunity and determining strategies for fighting infection. The genetic basis for the effects of diet on immuni...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4357385?pdf=render |