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. 2004 Jan;5(1):2–6. doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400059

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Schematic diagram showing how pro-inflammatory responses that are beneficial because they increase the probability of surviving fatal infections are traded off against anti-inflammatory immune responses that allow pregnancies to proceed. This results in a compromise that is optimal for the fitness of the species in a specific environment.