Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 132-141 , November 2009

Early regulators in abortion and implications for a preeclampsia model

  • Gérard Chaouat

      Affiliations

    • Unité 782 INSERM, Hôpital Antoine Béclère et Université Paris Sud Orsay, 32 rue des Carnets, 92141 Clamart Cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Marie Petitbarat

      Affiliations

    • Unité 782 INSERM, Hôpital Antoine Béclère et Université Paris Sud Orsay, 32 rue des Carnets, 92141 Clamart Cedex, France
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  • Roberta Bulla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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  • Sylvie Dubanchet

      Affiliations

    • Unité 782 INSERM, Hôpital Antoine Béclère et Université Paris Sud Orsay, 32 rue des Carnets, 92141 Clamart Cedex, France
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  • Karina Valdivia

      Affiliations

    • Unité 782 INSERM, Hôpital Antoine Béclère et Université Paris Sud Orsay, 32 rue des Carnets, 92141 Clamart Cedex, France
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  • Nathalie Ledée

      Affiliations

    • Unité 782 INSERM, Hôpital Antoine Béclère et Université Paris Sud Orsay, 32 rue des Carnets, 92141 Clamart Cedex, France
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  • Thiel Steffen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Aarhus, Nordre Ringgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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  • Jens Christian Jensenius

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Aarhus, Nordre Ringgade 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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  • Francesco Tedesco

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Received 28 January 2009 ,Revised 28 July 2009 ,Accepted 26 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.08.004

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 82, Issue 2 , Pages 132-141 , November 2009

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