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Isolation of Primary Mouse Trophoblast Cells and Trophoblast Invasion Assay
Published on: January 8, 2012
Immunobiology of the human placental trophoblast
1Department of Immunology, University of Liverpool, UK.
Abstract:
Trophoblastic cells use several biological strategies to protect the embryo from potential immunological attack by the mother. The most important are the absence of major histocompatibility antigens, the presence of unique non-polymorphic HLA molecules (HLA-G), and the expression of complement regulatory proteins. The role of these factors is analysed in the light of recent studies.
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