Estrogen mediates innate and adaptive immune alterations to influenza infection in pregnant mice.

Pregnancy is a leading risk factor for severe complications during an influenza virus infection. Women infected during their second and third trimesters are at increased risk for severe cardiopulmonary complications, premature delivery, and death. Here, we establish a murine model of aerosolized inf...

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Main Authors: Michael A Pazos, Thomas A Kraus, César Muñoz-Fontela, Thomas M Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0040502&type=printable
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