Good News - Bad News: The Two Faces of Immune Privilege

Immune privilege was once thought to be the property of a few select sites that include the eye, brain, testis, pregnant uterus and (of all things) the hamster cheek pouch, and was believed to be mainly based on sequestration behind blood-tissue barriers. This view has changed. Immune privilege is n...

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Main Author: Joan Stein-Streilein (auth)
Other Authors: Rachel R Caspi (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
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