A review of complementary mechanisms which protect the developing marsupial pouch young

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-220

  Edwards, M J ^a   Hinds, L A ^b   Deane, E M ^c   Deakin, J E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive immunity; Innate immunity; Marsupial; Maternal protection; Pouch young

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BREAST MILK; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LACTATION; MARSUPIAL; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

METATHERIA;

EID: 84862131250     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2012.03.013     Document Type: Review

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