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New functions of the MHC class I-related Fc receptor, FcRn
1 May 1997
Abstract excerpt
FcRn was originally identified as the receptor responsible for IgG binding to the intestinal epithelium of neonatal rats and mice. FcRn transports IgG from milk across the intestinal epithelial cells of the suckling animal. Subsequently, FcRn was detected in tissues involved in the transmission of IgG from mother to fetus: rat fetal yolk sac, mouse fetal yolk sac and human placental syncytiotrophoblast. In...
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