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REVIEW ARTICLE: B7 Family Molecules as Regulators of the Maternal Immune System in Pregnancy

  1. Margaret G. Petroff,
  2. Antoine Perchellet

Article first published online: 8 APR 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00841.x

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American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volume 63, Issue 6, pages 506–519, June 2010

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Petroff, M. G. and Perchellet, A. (2010), REVIEW ARTICLE: B7 Family Molecules as Regulators of the Maternal Immune System in Pregnancy. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 63: 506–519. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00841.x

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

*Margaret G. Petroff, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology University of Kansas Medical Center, M/S 3050, 3063 Kansas Life Sciences Innovation Center 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. E-mail: mpetroff@kumc.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 10 MAY 2010
  2. Article first published online: 8 APR 2010
  3. Submitted February 15, 2010; accepted February 16, 2010.

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