Figure 1.
Potential mechanisms for the pathogenesis of intestinal injury from anemia and RBC transfusion.
Abbreviations: NEC, Necrotizing Enterocolitis; ET1, Endothelin 1; NO, Nitric Oxide; TLR-4, Toll-like receptor 4; Th, T helper cell
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