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Fig. 4 | Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

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From: Simple hypertrophic tonsils have more active innate immune and inflammatory responses than hypertrophic tonsils with recurrent inflammation in children

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Inflammatory response in each group. (a-d) mRNA expressions of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β and NF-κB in the tonsils were determined by qRT-PCR. Data were expressed as mean ± SEM. n = 20 in control group; n = 10 in TH group; n = 15 in TH + RI group. **P < 0.01 compared to the control group; ***P < 0.001 compared to the control group; #P < 0.05 compared to the TH group; ns (no significance) compared to the TH group

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