T helper-2 type of interleukins with de novo germinal center formation in the spleen during murine pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 424-430

  Hegde, Umashashi C ^a   Nainan, Rachel ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Reproduction India   (India)

Author keywords

Germininal center; IL 2, IL 4, and IL 6 in the spleen; Immunomodulation during pregnancy; Th2 bias in the spleen

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; PEANUT AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; HELPER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN;

EID: 0032412148     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00429.x     Document Type: Article

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