Major Histocompatibility Complex Based Resistance to a Common Bacterial Pathogen of Amphibians

Greg Laden's Blog referenced this article in "Amphibian Immune Systems and Survival" on 30 Jul 2008 at 18:40 GMT

" Frog The Major Histocampatibility Complex (MHC) is an adaptive feature of the immune system that probably evolved in basal tetrapods. The MHC is genetically diverse in most populations, so the pattern of genetic variation of the MHC is probably behind the pattern of morbidity..."

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