Part of immune system conserved 60M years
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 08:49
in Biology & Nature
CORVALLIS, Ore., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say the ability of vitamin D to regulate anti-bactericidal proteins has been conserved in primates for nearly 60 million years of evolution.
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