Fetal and adult hematopoietic stem cells give rise to distinct T cell lineages in humans

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Researchers find new source of immune cells during pregnancy

December 16, 2010

*UCSF researchers have shown for the first time that the human fetal

immune system arises from an entirely different source than the adult

immune system, and is more likely to tolerate than fight foreign

substances in its environment.*

http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-source-immune-cells-pregnancy.html

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Fetal and adult hematopoietic stem cells give rise to distinct T cell

lineages in humans. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21164017>

Mold JE, Venkatasubrahmanyam S, Burt TD, Michaëlsson J, JM,

Galkina SA, Weinberg K, Stoddart CA, McCune JM.

Science. 2010 Dec 17;330(6011):1695-9.