Mechanisms of action of major-histocompatibility-complex - Linked genes affecting reproduction

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-33

  Gill III, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Developmental defects; Fetal loss; Genetic mapping; Immunogenetics; Reproductive genetics

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; TRANSFERRIN;

CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

EID: 0033012247     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00072.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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