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Inhibition of placental mTOR signaling provides a link between placental malaria and reduced birthweight
BACKGROUND: Placental Plasmodium falciparum malaria can trigger intervillositis, a local inflammatory response more strongly associated with low birthweight than placental malaria infection alone. Fetal growth (and therefore birthweight) is dependent on placental amino acid transport, which is impai...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5209943/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28049467 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0759-3 |