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SUBMITTER: Valero Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9913748 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Valero Yulema Y Mercado Luis L Arizcun Marta M Cuesta Alberto A Chaves-Pozo Elena E
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20230126 3
Acquiring immunocompetence is essential in the development of fish embryos, as they are exposed to environmental pathogens even before they are fertilized. Despite the importance of the antimicrobial function as the first line of defense against foreign microorganisms, little knowledge is available about its role in larval development. In vertebrates, transgenerational immune priming influences the acquisition of immunocompetence of specimens, regulating the selective allocation of nongenetic re ...[more]