Role of toll-like receptor impairment in cirrhosis infection risk: Are we making progress?

Liver International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 140-141

  Pimentel Nunes, Pedro ^a,b   Roncon Albuquerque, Roberto ^a   Dinis Ribeiro, Mário ^a,b   Leite Moreira, Adelino F ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; INNATE IMMUNITY; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; RISK FACTORS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 78650098689     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02334.x     Document Type: Letter

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