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Chronic infection during placental malaria is associated with up-regulation of cycloxygenase-2
BACKGROUND: Placental malaria (PM) is associated with poor foetal development, but the pathophysiological processes involved are poorly understood. Cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) which convert fatty acids to prostaglandins and leukotrienes, play important roles in pregnancy and foetal d...
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BioMed Central
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831904/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20144201 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-45 |