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Neuroimmunology

the hypothesis that the regulated rise in body temperature during infection improves survival rather than being a harmful by-product.

In neuroimmunology, adaptive value of fever refers to the hypothesis that the regulated rise in body temperature during infection improves survival rather than being a harmful by-product. This meaning comes from Kluger (1975) in Science.[1]

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Kluger, M. J., Ringler, D. H., & Anver, M. R. (1975). Fever and Survival. Science, 188(4184), 166-168. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.188.4184.166

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