Findings Establish Fetal Immunity Develops as early as Second Trimester of Pregnancy (IMAGE)

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Findings Establish Fetal Immunity Develops as early as Second Trimester of Pregnancy

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The image depicts human dendritic cell surrounded by red blood cells in the blood stream. Fetal dendritic cells play a crucial role in ensuring an unborn baby does not reject the mother's cells as it develops its own immune defences.

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Image credit: Dr Benoit Malleret, Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR.

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