The complement system at the embryo implantation site: friend or foe?
An inflammatory-like process and vascular remodeling represent the main changes that occur in decidua in the early phase of pregnancy. These changes are partly induced by trophoblast cells that colonize the decidua and are also contributed by the complement system. C1q is one of the component compon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2012.00055/full |