Psycho-neuro-cytokine/endocrine pathways in immunoregulation during pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 330-337

  Clark, David A ^a   Arck, Petra C ^a   Jalali, Reza ^c   Merali, Fatima S ^a   Manuel, Justin ^a   Chaouat, Gerard ^b   Underwood, Jennifer L ^c   Mowbray, James F ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptus rejection; Cytokines; Decidua; Immunotherapy of abortion; Immunotrophism; Suppressor cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTOXICITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; MACROPHAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STRESS; SURVIVAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029936788     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00489.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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