Major Histocompatibility Complex I Mediates Immunological Tolerance of the Trophoblast during Pregnancy and May Mediate Rejection during Parturition

• Main Authors: Anna Rapacz-Leonard (Author), Małgorzata Dąbrowska (Author), Tomasz Janowski (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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During pregnancy in larger mammals, the maternal immune system must tolerate the fetus for months while resisting external infection. This tolerance is facilitated by immunological communication between the fetus and the mother, which is mediated by Major Histocompatibility Complex I (MHC I) protein...