Immune regulation during pregnancy in relation to allergy and in women undergoing in vitro fertilization
During pregnancy, the fetus expresses both maternal and paternal antigens. To the mother, the paternal antigens are foreign, providing her immune system with an interesting challenge. The fact that the fetus is not normally attacked and rejected implies that mechanisms of tolerance must exist. Pregn...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Linköpings universitet, Klinisk immunologi
2012
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-85642 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7519-736-4 |