We suggest that, as delivery approaches, the reduced production of soluble MICA/B by the aged placenta may be playing a role in parturition. Furthermore, we suggest that the effect of soluble MICA/B on natural killer cells of pregnant women is limited to the maternal placental surface, but not transferred through the placenta into the amniotic cavity.
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