Why isn't the fetus rejected?

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 590-593

  Erlebacher, A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

1 METHYLTRYPTOPHAN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ALLOGRAFT; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; UTERUS;

EID: 0035480034     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(00)00264-8     Document Type: Review

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