Article
Transfer of fetal cells with multilineage potential to maternal tissue.
JAMA - 7 Jul 2004
Khosrotehrani Kiarash, Johnson Kirby L, Cha Dong Hyun, Salomon Robert N, Bianchi Diana W
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: During pregnancy, fetal CD34+ cells enter the maternal circulation, persist for decades, and create a state of physiologic microchimerism. Many studies have confirmed the residual presence of fetal cells in maternal blood and tissues following pregnancy. Fetal cells may respond to maternal injury by developing multilineage capacity in maternal organs. OBJECTIVE: To verify that fetal microchimeric cells...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
