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2019-05-16ZeitschriftenartikelElevated neopterin levels in wild, healthy chimpanzees indicate constant investment in unspecific immune system Behringer, Verena; Stevens, Jeroen M. G.; Wittig, Roman M.; Crockford, Catherine; Zuberbühler, Klaus; Leendertz, Fabian H.; Deschner, TobiasBackground Ecological immunology proposes that the optimal immune defence, and the costs coming with it, vary across environments. In environments with higher pathogen load, the immune system should experience greater ...
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2018-09-06ZeitschriftenartikelUrinary neopterin levels increase and predict survival during a respiratory outbreak in wild chimpanzees (Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire) Wu, Doris F.; Behringer, Verena; Wittig, Roman M.; Leendertz, Fabian H.; Deschner, TobiasMonitoring immune system activation of wild animals has garnered increasing interest within the field of ecological immunology, leading to an urgent need for non-invasive biomarkers measuring these changes. Urinary neopterin, ...
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2017-02-06ZeitschriftenartikelValidation of a Method for the Assessment of Urinary Neopterin Levels to Monitor Health Status in Non-human-primate Species Behringer, Verena; Stevens, Jeroen M. G.; Leendertz, Fabian H.; Hohmann, Gottfried; Deschner, TobiasDetermining individual health status is of great importance for a better understanding of life history trade-offs between growth, reproduction, and maintenance. However, existing immunological methods are invasive and ...