Induction and characterization of endotoxin tolerance in equine peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro

Endotoxemia is responsible for severe illness in horses. Individuals can become unresponsive to the endotoxin molecule after an initial exposure; this phenomenon has been called developing a state of â endotoxin toleranceâ (ET). ET has been induced in horses in vivo; however, cytokine expression...

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Main Author: Frellstedt, Linda
Other Authors: Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44307
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08192010-172631/