The fetus, not the mother, elicits maternal immunologic rejection: lessons from discordant dizygotic twin placentas
Yusuf K, Kliman HJ. The fetus, not the mother, elicits maternal immunologic rejection: lessons from discordant dizygotic twin placentas. Journal Of Perinatal Medicine 2008, 36: 291-296. PMID: 18598117, DOI: 10.1515/jpm.2008.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic villitisTwin placentasT cellsMaternal immunologic rejectionMaternal immune responseNumerous T cellsBirth weight differenceMouse monoclonal antibodyWeight discordancePathologic evidenceDizygotic pregnanciesAutoimmune disordersImmunologic rejectionDichorionic placentasHistologic examinationImmune responseVillitisBacterial infectionsPlacentaMonoclonal antibodiesChorionic villiFetusesMaternal environmentWeight differencesVilli