The human fetoembryonic defense system hypothesis: Twenty years on

Mol Aspects Med. 2016 Oct:51:71-88. doi: 10.1016/j.mam.2016.06.002. Epub 2016 Jun 24.
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Keywords: Glycobiology; Immune privilege; Maternal tolerance; Medawar's paradox; Pathogenesis; Tumorigenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fetus / immunology*
  • Galectins / immunology
  • Glycoconjugates / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance / immunology*
  • Models, Immunological*
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Polysaccharides / immunology
  • Pregnancy / immunology*
  • Uterus / immunology

Substances

  • Galectins
  • Glycoconjugates
  • Polysaccharides