Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Rat Prostate: Modulation by Testosterone and Acute Bacterial Infection in Epithelial and Stromal Cells1
Open Access
- 1 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 75 (5) , 664-672
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.106.053967
Abstract
Theprostate gland is the most inflammation-prone organ in the male reproductive tract. However, little information is available regarding the immunobKeywords
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