Foetal defence against cancer: A hypothesis

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1096-1098

  Yang, Hui Tai ^a   Chao, Kuo Ching ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; NEOPLASM; PREGNANCY; WHARTON JELLY;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; WHARTON JELLY;

EID: 84884812776     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12095     Document Type: Article

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