Restraining order for dendritic cells: All quiet on the fetal front

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1854-1857

  Chakraborty, Rana ^a   Pulendran, Bali ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DECIDUA; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; DECIDUA; DENDRITIC CELLS; FEMALE; FETUS; MICE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 68849124263     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/jci39946     Document Type: Note

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