Intra-uterine Growth Restriction Downregulates the Hepatic Toll Like Receptor-4 Expression and Function

Maternal starvation is a significant cause of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) in the world and increases the risk of infection in the neonate. We examined the effect of maternal starvation on Toll like receptor (TLR)4 expression in hepatic, splenic and i...

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Main Authors: Ozlem Equils, Sapna Singh, Semra Karaburun, Daning Lu, Manikkavasagar Thamotharan, Sherin U. Devaskar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17402520400008905