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Arginine depletion increases susceptibility to serious infections in preterm newborns

Preterm newborns are highly susceptible to bacterial infections. This susceptibility is regarded as being due to immaturity of multiple pathways of the immune system. However, it is unclear whether a mechanism that unifies these different, suppressed pathways exists. Here, we argue that the immune v...

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Autores principales: Badurdeen, Shiraz, Mulongo, Musa, Berkley, James A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4335378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25360828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2014.177