The species recognition system: A new corollary for the human fetoembryonic defense system hypothesis

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 113-121

  Clark, Gary F ^a   Dell, Anne ^b   Morris, Howard R ^b   Patankar, Manish S ^a   Easton, Richard L ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetomaternal tolerance; Glycoconjugates; Immunology; Immunosuppression; Sperm egg binding

Indexed keywords

CD45 ANTIGEN;

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL SURFACE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERM;

EID: 0035211941     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016812     Document Type: Review

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