Comparative studies of placentation and immunology in non-human primates suggest a scenario for the evolution of deep trophoblast invasion and an explanation for human pregnancy disorders

Reproduction

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 391-396

  Carter, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA E ANTIGEN; HLA G ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL INVASION; CELL SURFACE; CHIMPANZEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENOTYPE; GORILLA; HUMAN; HYLOBATES AGILIS; HYLOBATES MOLOCH; HYLOBATIDAE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MACACA MULATTA; NONHUMAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HUMANS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRIMATES; TROPHOBLASTS;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; HOMINIDAE; PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 79952819911     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-10-0530     Document Type: Review

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