The physiology of immune evasion during pregnancy; the critical role of placental tryptophan metabolism and transport

Pflugers Arch. 2001 Aug;442(5):639-41. doi: 10.1007/s004240100633.

Authors

Y Kudo¹, C A Boyd

Affiliation

¹ Department of Human Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QX, UK.

PMID: 11512018
DOI: 10.1007/s004240100633

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Biological Transport
Embryo, Mammalian / immunology*
Female
Humans
Immune Tolerance*
Lymphocytes / metabolism
Placenta / immunology
Placenta / metabolism*
Pregnancy
Tryptophan / metabolism*
Tryptophan Oxygenase / metabolism

Substances

Tryptophan
Tryptophan Oxygenase