Immunology of the Female Genital Tract

• Main Authors: Weissenbacher, Ernst Rainer (Author), Wirth, Monika (Author), Mylonas, Ioannis (Author), Geburtshilfe, Klinik für (Author), Ledger, William J. (Author), Witkin, Steven S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Dermatology.; Gynecology.; Obstetrics.; Maternal and child health services.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Obstetrics/Perinatology.; Maternal and Child Health.

The mucosal immune system in the female reproductive tract has evolved to meet the unique requirements deriving from the need to deal with sexually transmitted bacterial and viral pathogens, allogeneic spermatozoa, and the immunologically distinct fetus. Despite years of immunologic investigation, t...