MICROBIOLOGY: FUNDAMENTALS CONNECT AC
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ISBN: 9781264669769
Author: Cowan
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 14, Problem 2Q
Can you think of a reason why humans have evolved to mount an immune response to their own fetuses if they have a particular set of foreign antigens (as in the case of erythroblastosis fetalis)?
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MICROBIOLOGY: FUNDAMENTALS CONNECT AC
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