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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sparks AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739501 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sparks Alexandra M AM Hayward Adam D AD Watt Kathryn K Pilkington Jill G JG Pemberton Josephine M JM Johnston Susan E SE McNeilly Tom N TN Nussey Daniel H DH
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20201125 1939
The transfer of antibodies from mother to offspring provides crucial protection against infection to offspring during early life in humans and domestic and laboratory animals. However, few studies have tested the consequences of variation in maternal antibody transfer for offspring fitness in the wild. Further, separating the immunoprotective effects of antibodies from their association with nutritional resources provided by mothers is difficult. Here, we measured plasma levels of total and para ...[more]