Fetal and maternal immunoglobulin levels during pregnancy

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Fetomaternal Leukocyte Incompatibility12

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A NEW CLASS OF HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULINS

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Ontogeny and Phylogeny of Adaptive Immunity

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ANTIBODY SYNTHESIS AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL

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Placental transport of immunoglobulin G

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Maternal Immunological Adaptation During Normal Pregnancy

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Microbial Vertical Transmission during Human Pregnancy

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Zika virus — reigniting the TORCH

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Antenatal Treatment of Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia

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Human placental Fc receptors and the transmission of antibodies from mother to fetus

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The effect of timing of maternal tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) immunization during pregnancy on newborn pertussis antibody levels – A prospective study

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Immunologic aspects of human colostrum and milk

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Developmental Immunology and Role of Host Defenses in Fetal and Neonatal Susceptibility to Infection

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Role of Estrogen Receptor in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development and B Lymphocyte Maturation in the Male Mouse

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Host Components Contributing to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pathogenesis

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Monoclonal Antibodies in the Treatment of Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis: an Overview with Emphasis on Pregnancy, Vaccination, and Risk Management

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Serum immunoglobulin concentrations during normal pregnancy

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Anti-trophoblast antibody responses during normal human pregnancy

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IMMUNOGLOBULINS IN NORMAL PREGNANCY, PRE‐ECLAMPSIA AND PREGNANCY COMPLICATED BY THE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME

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IMMUNOGLOBULIN LEVELS IN NORMAL PREGNANCY AND PREGNANCY COMPLICATED BY HYPERTENSION

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Aromatase inhibitors regenerate the thymus in aging male rats

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The Estimation of the Postmenstrual Age: a Comprehensive Review

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Placental transfer favours high avidity IgG antibodies

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Developmental Immunology and Role of Host Defenses in Fetal and Neonatal Susceptibility to Infection

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Immunoregulatory mechanisms present in the maternal circulation during pregnancy

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Malaria and pregnancy: Epidemiology, pathophysiology and control options

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The role of neutralizing antibodies in prevention of HIV-1 infection: what can we learn from the mother-to-child transmission context?

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The Effects of Sex Hormones on the Immune System in Pregnancy

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Sex Hormones as Immunomodulators of Disease

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Placental Transfer of Maternally-Derived IgA Precludes the Use of Guthrie Card Eluates as a Screening Tool for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

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Immunoglobulin levels in amniotic fluid

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The Plasma Proteins in Pregnancy

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IMMUNE COMPLEXES IN NORMAL AND PRE-ECLAMPTIC PREGNANCY

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Prenatal high‐dose immunoglobulin treatment for neonatal hemochromatosis: A case report and review of the literature

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PROTEINURIA IN PRE‐ECLAMPTIC TOXAEMIA OF PREGNANCY

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Stimulators and Inhibitors of Hepatic Porphyrin Formation in Human Sera

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FETAL AND MATERNAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONCENTRATIONS AT DELIVERY AND POST PARTUM

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Serum concentrations of secretory IgA in pregnancies delivering at term or preterm

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Immunological Phenomena in Pre-eclamptic Toxaemia

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Maternal immunization to protect the mother and neonate

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Mononuclear Cell Subpopulations During Normal Pregnancy: I. Analysis of Cell Surface Markers Using Conventional Techniques and Monoclonal Antibodies

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Immunological function in osteoporosis

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Regulation of the Lymphocyte Response to Phytohemagglutinin During Pregnancy: Role of Adherent Cells and Prostaglandins

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Transplacental transfer of total immunoglobulin G and antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens between the 24th week of gestation and term

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What Should We Know about Drug Levels and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding in Inflammatory Bowel Disease under Biologic Therapy?

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Maternal transfer of IgA and IgG SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies transplacentally and via breast milk feeding

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IgG levels in maternal and umbilical cord serum after vaginal delivery and after elective caesarean section

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Acute renal failure in a neonate caused by the transplacental transfer of a nephrotoxic paraprotein: Successful resolution by exchange transfusion

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Studies on the changes in the concentration and total mass of individual serum proteins during late pregnancy

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Serum IgD concentration in pregnant women

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Neonatal IgA and IgE levels among infants with paternal heredity for atopic disease

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Amniotic fluid antibody titers and other prognostic parameters in erythroblastosis

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Immunoglobulin D in pregnancy

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The Japanese experience and pharmacokinetics of antenatal maternal high-dose immunoglobulin treatment as a prophylaxis for neonatal hemochromatosis in siblings

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Immunoglobulin levels and liver function tests in normal and toxemic pregnancies

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Immunoregulatory Function of Human Cord Blood Lymphocytes on Immunoglobulin Production

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Maturation of Cellular and Humoral Immunity

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Cortisol and malaria immunity in human pregnancy

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Maternal Vaccination and Neonatal Feeding Strategies Among Polish Women

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IgG, IgA, and IgM in the Serum of Latin American (Chilean) Women in the Course of Normal Gestation

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Placental barrier against circulating immune complexes

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