Induction of thymic tolerance as possibility in prevention of recurrent spontaneous abortion

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 520-524

  Bubanovic, I V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0037375857     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(02)00451-6     Document Type: Article

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