The use and misuse of animal analog models of human pregnancy disorders

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Clark, David A ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetal growth retardation; Mannan binding lectin; Mouse models; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy immunology; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA-C*02 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL USE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FETUS GROWTH; GENOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TROPHOBLAST; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; DBA MOUSE; DECIDUA; DISEASE MODEL; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; DECIDUA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICE, INBRED DBA; PLACENTATION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, KIR;

EID: 84900331151     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2014.02.006     Document Type: Review

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