Mucosal immunity in the female genital tract

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 23-50

  Brandtzaeg, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genital tract; HIV; Homing receptors; IgG antibodies; J chain; Polymeric Ig receptor; Secretory IgA

Indexed keywords

ADDRESSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; INTEGRIN; SECRETORY COMPONENT; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

B LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOID CELL; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOUSE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX MUCOSA; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 0030726924     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(97)00061-2     Document Type: Article

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