Toll-like receptors (TLR) 2 and 4 on human sperm recognize bacterial endotoxins and mediate apoptosis

Yoko Fujita(St. Marianna University School of Medicine), Masayuki Shimada(Hiroshima University)

Human Reproduction

July 20, 2011

10.1093/humrep/der234

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