Plasmodium falciparum malaria elicits inflammatory responses that dysregulate placental amino acid transport.
Placental malaria (PM) can lead to poor neonatal outcomes, including low birthweight due to fetal growth restriction (FGR), especially when associated with local inflammation (intervillositis or IV). The pathogenesis of PM-associated FGR is largely unknown, but in idiopathic FGR, impaired transplace...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3567154?pdf=render |