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Placental expression of the nonclassical MHC class I molecule Mamu-AG at implantation in the rhesus monkey
1 Aug 2000
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During human implantation trophoblasts mediate attachment of the embryo to the uterine epithelium and invade and reorganize vessels of the maternal endometrium to initiate blood flow to the intervillous space. Expression of the nonclassical MHC class I molecule HLA-G by invading trophoblasts may play a central role in their protection from recognition by the maternal immune system; however, the ontogeny of...
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