The mother's immune system is a balanced threat to the foetus, turning to protection of the neonate

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-228

  Hanson, Lars Å ^a   Silfverdal, Sven Arne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBODY; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREAST FEEDING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CESAREAN SECTION; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WASTAGE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NEWBORN CARE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 58449106286     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01143.x     Document Type: Review

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