Tissue microchimerism is increased during pregnancy: A human autopsy study

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 857-864

  Rijnink, Emilie C ^a   Penning, Marlies E ^a   Wolterbeek, Ron ^a   Wilhelmus, Suzanne ^a   Zandbergen, Malu ^a   van Duinen, Sjoerd G ^a   Schutte, Joke ^b   Bruijn, Jan A ^a   Bajema, Ingeborg M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female dominant autoimmune diseases; Fetal cells; Maternal health; Pregnancy; Tissue microchimerism

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS BY BODY ANATOMY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHIMERIC CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MICROCHIMERISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENIC TISSUE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; Y CHROMOSOME; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHIMERA; GENETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SPLEEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD34; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CHIMERISM; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; LIVER; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SPLEEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949779094     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gav047     Document Type: Article

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