Current Understanding of Innate Immune Cell Dysfunction in Childhood Undernutrition

Current Understanding of Innate Immune Cell Dysfunction in Childhood Undernutrition

Undernutrition affects millions of children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and underlies almost half of all deaths among children under 5 years old. The growth deficits that characterize childhood undernutrition (stunting and wasting) result from simultaneous underlying defects in multip...

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Main Authors: Claire D. Bourke, Kelsey D. J. Jones, Andrew J. Prendergast
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
undernutrition
malnutrition
innate immune cells
inflammation
enteropathy
infections
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01728/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01728/full

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