Nonhuman Primate Placental MHC Expression: A Model for Exploring Mechanisms of Human Maternal-Fetal Immune Tolerance

Human Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1102-1109

  Golos, Thaddeus G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

HLA G; MHC; Placenta; Tolerance; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA D ANTIGEN; HLA E ANTIGEN; HLA F ANTIGEN; HLA G ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LEUKOCYTE; MACACA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0242441534     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2003.08.349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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