Immunological aspects of maternal-foetal interactions in mice
Mammalian pregnancy is an immunological paradox. The foetus, which expresses both paternal and maternal cell-surface molecules, has to be protected from rejection by the maternal immune system. At the same time, the mother has to have an efficient immune defence and must provide her offspring with a...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för evolutionsbiologi
2001
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-600 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-4947-6 |