Immunology and pregnancy
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منابع مشابه
Immunology of pregnancy.
The conceptual framework for reproductive immunology was put in place over 50 years ago when the survival of the fetal semi-allograft within an immunocompetent mother was first considered. During this time, a number of paradigms have emerged and the mechanisms receiving current attention are those related to immune tolerance, such as regulatory T-cells and indoleamine 2,3,-dioxygenase, and inna...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biomedical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2319-4170
DOI: 10.4103/2319-4170.151151