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Fetal immune responsiveness and routes of allergic sensitization.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Jones Catherine A, Holloway Judith A, Warner John O
Abstract excerpt
There is much interest in the role of early-life events in the subsequent development of atopy and/or atopic disease. Despite the ongoing debate about the intrauterine exposure of the fetus to environmental allergens and the establishment of T-cell memory, it is clear that the immunological response of the neonate at risk of atopy is more immature than that of the neonate likely to be non-atopic. The reasons for...
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