Placenta
Volume 30 , Pages 26-31 , March 2009

Comparison of Immune Cell Recruitment and Function in Endometrium During Development of Epitheliochorial (Pig) and Hemochorial (Mouse and Human) Placentas

  • B.A. Croy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Room 924 Botterell Hall, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 613 533 2859; fax: +1 613 533 2566.
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  • J. Wessels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
    • ,
  • N. Linton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
    • ,
  • C. Tayade

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1

,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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PII: S0143-4004(08)00334-2

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.09.019

Placenta
Volume 30 , Pages 26-31 , March 2009

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