The importance of mucosal immunology to problems in human reproduction

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 3-19

  Anderson, Deborah J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Fertility regulation; Mucosal immunology; Reproductive tract

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE FLUID; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; T LYMPHOCYTE; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

EID: 0030221151     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0378(96)00979-5     Document Type: Review

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