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. 2013 Jan 21;23(2):R76-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.11.050.

Immune priming: mothering males modulate immunity

M Cristina Keightley  1 , Bob B M Wong, Graham J Lieschke
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Immune priming: mothering males modulate immunity

M Cristina Keightley et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

The transfer of immunity from mother to offspring is widespread in animals. The father's contribution to this is usually negligible. However, in a sex-role reversed pipefish where fathers do the mothering, fathers make an important immune priming contribution, too.

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