Modulation of allospecific CTL responses during pregnancy in equids: An immunological barrier to interspecies matings?

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 162, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 4496-4501

  Baker, Jessica M ^a   Bamford, Anona I ^a,b   Antczak, D F ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Hemel Hempstead   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ALLOIMMUNITY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DONKEY; HORSE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MATING; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033561750     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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