The glycoprotein-hormones activin A and inhibin A interfere with dendritic cell maturation

• Main Authors: Reichardt Holger M (Author), Dietl Johannes (Author), Kapp Michaela (Author), Brandt Jens (Author), Müller Nora (Author), Segerer Sabine E (Author), Rieger Lorenz (Author), Kämmerer Ulrike (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pregnancy represents an exclusive situation in which the immune and the endocrine system cooperate to prevent rejection of the embryo by the maternal immune system. While immature dendritic cells (iDC) in the early pregnancy decidua...