Pregnant women carrying female fetuses are at higher risk of placental malaria infection.
The pathophysiology of the placental malaria is not fully understood. If there is a fetal sex-specific susceptibility to malaria infection, this might add to the previous knowledge on the immunology, endocrinology and pathophysiology of placental malaria infections.This study was conducted to assess...
Main Authors: | Ishag Adam, Magdi M Salih, Ahmed A Mohmmed, Duria A Rayis, Mustafa I Elbashir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5533337?pdf=render |
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