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. 1972 Jul 15;3(5819):150–152. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5819.150

Immunological Responses in Pregnancy and Survival of Fetal Homograft

Ronald Finn, C A St Hill, A Jane Govan, I G Ralfs, Frances J Gurney, Vivien Denye
PMCID: PMC1788602  PMID: 5039778

Abstract

Immunological responses were studied in pregnant women and controls using as tests phytohaemagglutinin-induced lymphocyte transformation and the tuberculin reaction. Significantly reduced responses were found to both tests in the pregnant women. These results suggest that a reduction in T-cell activity during pregnancy may help protect the fetus from rejection by its mother's immunological mechanisms.

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