Increased production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in whole blood cultures from children with primary malnutrition

Increased production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in whole blood cultures from children with primary malnutrition

Because low tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) production has been reported in malnourished children, in contrast with high production of TNF-alpha in experimental protein-energy malnutrition, we reevaluated the production of TNF-alpha in whole blood cultures from children with primary malnutri...

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Main Authors: Z.M.A. Azevedo, R.A. Luz, S.H. Victal, B. Kurdian, V.M. Fonseca, C. Fitting, F.P. Câmara, N. Haeffner-Cavaillon, J.-M. Cavaillon, M.I.C. Gaspar Elsas, P. Xavier Elsas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
TNF-alpha
Malnutrition
LPS
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