Foetal immune programming: Hormones, cytokines, microbes and regulatory T cells

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 104-105, Issue C, 2014, Pages 2-7

  Hsu, Peter ^a,b   Nanan, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Hormones; Microbiota; Regulatory T cells; Transplacental immune tolerance

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HORMONE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INTESTINE FLORA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FETUS; HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84930006227     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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