Role of Maternal Infections and Inflammatory Responses on Craniofacial Development

• Main Authors: Anjali Y. Bhagirath (Author), Manoj Reddy Medapati (Author), Vivianne Cruz de Jesus (Author), Sneha Yadav (Author), Martha Hinton (Author), Shyamala Dakshinamurti (Author), Devi Atukorallaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pregnancy is a tightly regulated immunological state. Mild environmental perturbations can affect the developing fetus significantly. Infections can elicit severe immunological cascades in the mother's body as well as the developing fetus. Maternal infections and resulting inflammatory response...