Immunobiology of human uteroplacental macrophages - Friend and foe?

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 191-199

  Vince, G S ^a   Johnson, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS CELL; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0029886909     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)90038-7     Document Type: Article

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