The Role of Macrophages in Promoting and Maintaining Homeostasis at the Fetal-Maternal Interface

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 100-109

  Svensson Arvelund, Judit ^a   Ernerudh, Jan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colony stimulating factors; Decidual macrophages; M2 macrophages; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; VASCULAR REMODELING; ANIMAL; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84935721598     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12357     Document Type: Review

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