Plasmacytoid dendritic cell interferon-α production to R-848 stimulation is decreased in male infants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sex differences in response to microbial infections, especially viral ones, may be associated with Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated responses by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs).</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In t...

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Main Authors: Wang Jennifer P, Zhang Lei, Madera Rachel F, Woda Marcia, Libraty Daniel H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Immunology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/13/35