Maternal immune characteristics and innate immune responses in the child in relation to allergic disease

The mechanistic factors responsible for the increase in allergic diseases are still not fully understood, but a reduced microbial stimulation seems to be one of the key issues. Research is now aiming at investigating the relationship between the innate immune system, involving the toll-like receptor...

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Main Author: Amoudruz, Petra
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Wenner-Grens institut 2008
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-7818
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