Mast cell mediated and associated disorders in pregnancy: a risky game with an uncertain outcome?

During pregnancy the maternal organism is under the influence of tremendous endocrine as well as immunological changes as an adaption to the implanted and developing fetus. In most cases, the maternal adaptations to pregnancy ensure both, the protection against harmful pathogens and the tolerance to...

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Main Authors: Katja eWoidacki, Ana Claudia Zenclussen, Frank eSiebenhaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00231/full