Modulation of cell-mediated immunity during pregnancy in wild bonobos
Verena Behringer,
Caroline Deimel,
Julia Ostner
et al.
Abstract:During pregnancy, the mammalian immune system must simultaneously protect against pathogens while being accommodating to the foreign fetal tissues. Our current understanding of this immune modulation derives predominantly from industrialized human populations and laboratory animals. However, their environments differ considerably from the pathogen-rich, resource-scarce environments in which pregnancy and the immune system co-evolved. For a better understanding of immune modulation during pregnancy in challengi… Show more
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