46 Immunological Tolerance of Pregnancy in the Mare
- Author
- Mark Cleasby
- Published
- Fri 11 Jun 2010
- Episode Link
- https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4a/www.rvc.ac.uk/Media/Default/Research/Podcasts/Audio/RVC_Podcast_46.m4a
A foetus presents an immunological, as well as a nutritional, challenge to its mother. Here Dr Mandi de Mestre describes how the equine placenta, hormonal and immune systems interact to handle these challenges and how her research is revealing the mechanisms involved.
