The immunology of pregnancy

Thyroid

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 643-646

  Weetman, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD59 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; DECAY ACCELERATING FACTOR; FAS LIGAND; HLA G ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MEMBRANE COFACTOR PROTEIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MICROCHIMERISM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0032793043     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1999.9.643     Document Type: Conference Paper

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