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- Title
Macrophages and apoptotic cell clearance during pregnancy.
- Authors
Abrahams, Vikki M; Kim, Yeon Mee; Straszewski, Shawn L; Romero, Roberto; Mor, Gil
- Abstract
During implantation, apoptosis is critical for the appropriate tissue remodeling of the maternal decidua and invasion of the developing embryo, yet the regulation of apoptosis is also imperative for a successful pregnancy. The quick and effective removal of apoptotic cells by tissue macrophages represents an essential process, which prevents the release of self-antigens, and in the case of pregnancy, paternal alloantigens.
- Publication
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 2004, Vol 51, Issue 4, p275
- ISSN
1046-7408
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0897.2004.00156.x