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Microchimeric fetal cells play a role in maternal wound healing after pregnancy
1 Apr 2014
Abstract excerpt
Fetal cells persist in mothers for decades after delivery: in a phenomenon called fetal microchimerism. While persistent fetal cells were first implicated in autoimmune disease, parallel studies in animal and human pregnancy now suggest that microchimeric fetal cells play a role in the response to tissue injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of fetal microchimeric cells in the adult wound,...
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