Reproductive Immunology
Discrimination of self from nonself is the major function of the immune system and understanding the mechanism(s) involved a main employer of immunologists. Hence, the age-old puzzle of why a fetus that contains a panel of major histocompatibility (MHC) antigens derived from its mother and its fathe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1997, 1997
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1997 |
| Series: | Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- List of Contents
- Immunogenetics of Reproduction:An Overview
- The Structural Basis of Maternal-Fetal Immune Interactions in the Human Placenta
- Immunobiology of the Decidua
- Ontogeny of Human Natural and Acquired Immunity
- Maternal T Cell Reactivity in Pregnancy?
- Immunobiology of the Trophoblast:Mechanisms by Which Placental Tissues Evade Maternal Recognition and Rejection
- Traffic of Leukocytes Through the Maternofetal Placental Interface and Its Possible Consequences
- Suppressive Cellular and Molecular Activities in Maternofetal Immune Interactions; Suppressor Cell Activity, Prostaglandins, and Alpha-Fetoproteins
- The Immunopathology of Recurrent Abortion
- Transfer of Maternal Leukocytes to the Infant by Human Milk