The uterine cervix - A new member of the family of immunologically exceptional sites?

Cancer Immunity

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-3

  Höglund, Petter ^a   Kärre, Klas ^a   Klein, Georg ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervix uteri; Immune privilege

Indexed keywords

ANUS CANCER; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; REPRODUCTION; SWEDEN; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; VULVA CANCER; WART VIRUS;

EID: 3042551862     PISSN: 14249634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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