Author details
Nidia León-Sicairos^1 , Cynthia Ordaz-Pichardo^2 , Julio César Carrero^3 and Mireya de la Garza^4 *
*Address all correspondence to: [email protected]
1 Investigation Department, Pediatric Hospital of Sinaloa, Mexico. Investigation Unity,
CIASaP, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Mexico
2 Laboratory of Cell Biology and Natural Products, National School of Medicine and
Homeopathy, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
3 Immunology Department, Institute of Biomedical Investigations, Autonomous National
University of Mexico, Mexico
4 Cell Biology Department, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National
Polytechnic Institute, San Pedro Zacatenco, Mexico City, Mexico
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PMN Polymorphonuclear
p.i. Post-infection
sIgA Secretory immunoglobulin A
Tf Transferrin
TGF? Tumor growth factor beta
TNF? Tumor necrosis factor alpha
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