Immunological relationship between the mother and the fetus

International Reviews of Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 471-495

  Szekeres Bartho, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cytokine balance; Non polymorphic HLA; PIBF; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA G ANTIGEN; HLA-G ANTIGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0036858934     PISSN: 08830185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08830180215017     Document Type: Review

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