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Cord blood neutrophils display a galectin-3 responsive phenotype accentuated by vaginal delivery

BACKGROUND: Term neonates are at increased risk of infections due to undeveloped immune mechanisms, and proper neutrophil function is important for perinatal immune defence. Galectin-3, an endogenous β-galactoside-binding lectin, is emerging as an inflammatory mediator and we have previously shown t...

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Autores principales: Sundqvist, Martina, Osla, Veronica, Jacobsson, Bo, Rudin, Anna, Sävman, Karin, Karlsson, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3765113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23964611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-128