Placental transfer favours high avidity IgG antibodies

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 180-185

  Avanzini, M A ^a,d   Pignatti, P ^a   Chirico, G ^a   Gasparoni, A ^a   Jalil, F ^b   Hanson, L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avidity index; Pneumococcal polysaccharide; Tetanus toxoid

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ADULT; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MATERNAL SERUM; PAKISTAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 0031886746     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259850157633     Document Type: Article

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