The role of intrauterine immune privilege in perinatal infectious diseases

Infection, Immune Homeostasis and Immune Privilege

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 53-91

  Nagamatsu, Takeshi ^a   Schust, Danny J ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Maternal fetal interface; Placenta; Tolerance; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903223949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-0445-5_3     Document Type: Chapter

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