Immunology of human implantation: An evolutionary perspective

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 283-286

  Loke, Yung Wai ^a   King, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Immunology; Implantation

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NIDATION;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029996052     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.283     Document Type: Article

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