Significant decline in anticancer immune capacity during puberty in the Tasmanian devil
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DOI: 10.1038/srep44716
Abstract: Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) are at risk of extinction in the wild due to Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a rare contagious cancer. The prevalence of DFTD differs by age class: higher disease prevalence is… read more here.
Keywords: anticancer immune; puberty; immune capacity; devil ... See more keywords