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TNF-alpha protects embryos exposed to developmental toxicants.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Mar 2003
Torchinsky Arkady, Shepshelovich Jeanne, Orenstein Hasida, Zaslavsky Zeev, Savion Shoshana, Carp Howard, Fain Amos, Toder Vladimir
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) has been implicated in mediating post-implantation embryo loss or the embryonic maldevelopment induced by development toxicants or maternal metabolic imbalances. In order to clarify the role of TNF-alpha further, a comparative study was performed in TNF-alpha, knockout and TNF-alpha, positive mice, exposed to a reference teratogen, cyclophosphamide (CP)....
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