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. 1997;5(2):73–92. doi: 10.1155/S1064744997000148

Immunopathology of Early Pregnancy

Gérard Chaouat 1,✉, Elisabeth Menu 1, Barbara Mognetti 1, Marléne Moussa 1, Véronique Cayol 1, Yakoute Mostefaoui 1, Sylvie Dubanchet 1, Philippe Khadel 1, Jean Luc Voluménie 1, Catherine Bertrand Rongiéres 1, Geneviéve Lapprée Delage 1
PMCID: PMC2364571  PMID: 18476159

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