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Mother's little helpers: mechanisms of maternal-fetal tolerance

Trowsdale, John, Betz, Alexander G·2006·Nature Immunology
DOI 10.1038/ni1317
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Authors
Trowsdale, J., & Betz, A. G.
Venue
Nature Immunology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2006-02-15
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
241-246
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  • 1529-2908 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2916
DOI
10.1038/ni1317
OpenAlex
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