Characterization of ovine hepatic gene expression profiles in response to <it>Escherichia coli </it>lipopolysaccharide using a bovine cDNA microarray
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>During systemic gram-negative bacterial infections, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) ligation to the hepatic Toll-like receptor-4 complex induces the production of hepatic acute phase proteins that are involved in the host response to infect...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-11-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/2/34 |