IgE in the human placenta: Why there?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 554-560

  Rindsjo E ^a   Joerink, M ^a   Papadogiannakis, N ^b   Scheynius, A ^a  

^a Department of Medicine Solna   (France)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Human; Immunoglobulin E; Placenta

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CHILDHOOD; ENDOCYTOSIS; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; UTERUS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77950376939     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02345.x     Document Type: Review

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