Transgenic major histocompatibility complex class I antigen expressed in mouse trophoblast affects maternal immature B cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 337-344

  Ait Azzouzene D ^a   Caucheteux, S ^a   Tchang, F ^a   Wantyghem, J ^a   Moutier, R ^a   Langkopf, A ^a   Gendron, M C ^a   Kanellopoulos Langevin, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

Developmental biology; Embryo; Gene regulation; Immunology; Placenta; Pregnancy; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; IMMUNOREGULATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0034918272     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.2.337     Document Type: Article

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