Interactions between the immune system and the bovine conceptus

Theriogenology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 121-130

  Hansen, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptus; Immunology; Lymphocytes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030623267     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(96)00346-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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