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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arvola, Marie
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för evolutionsbiologi 2001
Subjects:
IgG
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-600
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-4947-6