Expression and Activity of Toll-Like Receptors 1–9 in the Human Term Placenta and Changes Associated with Labor at Term
Open Access
- 1 February 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 80 (2) , 243-248
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069252
Abstract
Inflammatory processes are involved in the initiation and maintenance of labor, suggesting that Toll-like receptor (TLR) activity within gestation-assKeywords
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