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Host Defense Adaptation

Host Defense Adaptation is a morphological adaptation that constitutes a structural or functional modification in an organism evolved specifically to resist, repel, or mitigate attacks from pathogens, parasites, or other biological threats to its integrity and survival.

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289

Authors

122

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Host adaptation and host–parasite co-evolution in Cryptosporidium: implications for taxonomy and public health

Lihua Xiao, Irshad M. Sulaiman, Una Ryan et al. · International Journal for Parasitology · 2002 · 298 citations

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Fever and Reduced Iron: Their Interaction as a Host Defense Response to Bacterial Infection

Matthew J. Kluger, Barbara A. Rothenburg · Science · 1979 · 268 citations

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Cuckoo adaptations: trickery and tuning

Nigel Davies · Journal of Zoology · 2011 · 247 citations · Full text

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Critical role of fatty acid metabolism in ILC2-mediated barrier protection during malnutrition and helminth infection

Christoph Wilhelm, Oliver J. Harrison, Vanessa Schmitt et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2016 · 200 citations · Full text

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A high affinity serotonin‐ and histamine‐binding lipocalin from tick saliva

S. Sangamnatdej, Guido C. Paesen, Mirko Slovák · Insect Molecular Biology · 2002 · 153 citations

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Authors

289

  1. MT
    Marco Thines

    Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany

    2 publications · 212 citations

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  2. DS
    David S. Guttman

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 208 citations

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  3. MS
    Maurizio Sanguinetti

    Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

    2 publications · 174 citations

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  4. RT
    Riccardo Torelli

    Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

    2 publications · 174 citations

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  5. AB
    Abdellah Benachour

    Université de Caen Normandie, France

    2 publications · 174 citations

    2

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Institutions

122

  1. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    425 citations

  2. University of Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    460 citations

  3. Nanjing Agricultural University

    Nanjing, China

    2 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    13 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    1K citations

  7. Broad Institute

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    915 citations

  8. Université de Caen Normandie

    Caen, France

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    668 citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 3 publications · 356 citations

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  2. Infection and Immunity

    IAI · 2 publications · 222 citations

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  3. PLoS Pathogens

    2 publications · 87 citations

    2

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  4. International Journal for Parasitology

    1 publications · 298 citations

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  5. Science

    1 publications · 268 citations

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