Open AccessFormidable Defenses In Utero
Author(s) -
Catarina Sacristán
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2017.07.048
Subject(s) - biology , in utero , fetus , embryo , multitude , pregnancy , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , epistemology , philosophy
A developing human embryo encounters a multitude of threatening scenarios in the womb. How does the fetus defend itself throughout gestation? A new study by McGovern et al. provides remarkable insight into maternal-fetal immunotolerance.
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