Role of the major histocompatibility complex region in reproduction, cancer, and autoimmunity

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-215

  Gill III, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cancer; Major histocompatibility complex; Reproduction; Reproductive genetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CANCER; DEVELOPMENT; ETIOLOGY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0029897928     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00033.x     Document Type: Article

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