Cargando…
Toxicant Disruption of Immune Defenses: Potential Implications for Fetal Membranes and Pregnancy
In addition to providing a physical compartment for gestation, the fetal membranes (FM) are an active immunological barrier that provides defense against pathogenic microorganisms that ascend the gravid reproductive tract. Pathogenic infection of the gestational tissues (FM and placenta) is a leadin...
Autores principales: | , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2020
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7272693/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32547423 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00565 |