Pregnancy, microchimerism, and autoimmune disease
Microchimerism is defined by the presence within an individual of a low level of cells derived from a different individual. The main, natural source of microchimerism is pregnancy. The migration of fetal cells into maternal blood during pregnancy has become an accepted fact. The maternal cells can a...
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Index Copernicus International S.A.
2002-06-01
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| Series: | Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej |
| Online Access: | http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=2056 |