Characterising Pre-pubertal Resistance to Death from Endotoxemia
Abstract Sepsis is a common and deadly syndrome in which a dysregulated host response to infection causes organ failure and death. The current lack of treatment options suggests that a new approach to studying sepsis is needed. Pre-pubertal children show a relative resistance to death from severe in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-11-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16743-1 |