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Association of the IL1RN gene VNTR polymorphism with human male infertility.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Jaiswal Deepika, Trivedi Sameer, Singh Rajendra, Dada Rima, Singh Kiran
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a regulatory cytokine that plays an important role in the maintenance of the immune environment of the testis, regulation of junction dynamics and cell differentiation during spermatogenesis. Members of the IL-1 family are pleiotropic cytokines that are involved in inflammation, immunoregulation and other homeostatic functions in the body. IL-1α, IL-1β, and the IL-1 receptor antagonistic...
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