Kinetics of regulatory T cells during murine pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 514-523

  Thuere, Catharina ^a   Zenclussen, Maria Laura ^a   Schumacher, Anne ^a   Langwisch, Stefanie ^a   Schulte Wrede, Ursula ^a   Teles, Ana ^a   Paeschke, Steffen ^a   Volk, Hans Dieter ^a   Zenclussen, Ana Claudia ^a,b,c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

IDO; Mouse; Pregnancy; Regulatory T cells; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; C57BL MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; CELL KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DBA MOUSE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; DECIDUA; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FETUS; INDOLEAMINE-PYRROLE 2,3,-DIOXYGENASE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 36049003772     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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