Regulatory T cells and reproduction: How do they do it?

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Clark, David A ^a,b,c   Chaouat, Gerard ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

CD200; DC; IDO; Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase; Mph; Pregnancy immunology; Regulatory T cells; Suppressor T cells; Tregs; Ts

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; MATING; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TROPHOBLAST;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; DENDRITIC CELLS; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; ISOANTIGENS; MALE; MICE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; UTERUS;

EID: 84872378190     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.07.007     Document Type: Review

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