Toll-Like Receptors in Angiogenesis
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are known as pattern-recognition receptors related to the Toll protein of Drosophila. After recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns of microbial origin, the TLRs alert the immune system, and initiate innate and adaptive immune responses. The TLR system, thoug...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2011.92 |