Birds appear to lack important anti-inflammatory protein

Monday, September 16, 2013 - 10:30 in Biology & Nature

Bird diseases can have a vast impact on humans, so understanding their immune systems can be a benefit for people. An important element in the immune system of many animals is the protein TTP, which plays an anti-inflammatory role, yet researchers have been unable to find it in birds. New research suggests birds are an anomaly.

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