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IMMUNOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MOTHER AND THE FETUS
1 Jan 2002
Abstract excerpt
The immunological relationship between the mother and the fetus is a bi-directional communication determined on the one hand by fetal antigen presentation and on the other hand by recognition of and reaction to these antigens by the maternal immune system. There is evidence now that immunological recognition of pregnancy is important for the maintenance of gestation, and that inadequate recognition of fetal...
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