Open AccessFetal cells in the maternal appendix: a marker of inflammation or fetal tissue repair?
Author(s) -
Manoel Antônio dos Santos,
Keelin O’Donoghue,
Josephine WyattAshmead,
Nicholas M. Fisk
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den261
Subject(s) - fetus , microchimerism , pregnancy , fetal circulation , inflammation , medicine , immunology , andrology , obstetrics , physiology , biology , placenta , genetics
Fetal microchimeric cells that have trafficked into the maternal circulation persist in maternal tissues for years after pregnancy, but their biological role is unclear. We investigated whether fetal cells participate in maternal tissue repair during human pregnancy.
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