title: Tolerance to the foetal allograft?
abstract: In this review, we will detail the concept of tolerance and its history in reproductive immunology. We will then consider whether it applies to the foetal-maternal relationship and discuss the mechanisms involved in non-rejection of the foeto-placental unit.
authors.affiliation: U 782 INSERM, Université Paris Sud, and Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France. gerard_chaouat@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chaouat
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petitbarat
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dubanchet
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahmati
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ledée
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000276:immunology*; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008806:Mice, Inbred AKR; D010920:Placenta / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats