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Immunity, Maternally-Acquired

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Definition: Resistance to a disease-causing agent induced by the introduction of maternal immunity into the fetus by transplacental transfer or into the neonate through colostrum and milk.  of fetus by transplacental transfer or of neonate through colostrum or milk; do not add MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; note category: do not confuse with IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE (Cat E); TN 242   
See Also Immunization, Passive 		Other names Neonatal Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; Maternally-Acquired Immunity; Fetal Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; Neonatal Immunity, Maternally Acquired; Neonatal Immunities, Maternally-Acquired; Maternally-Acquired Neonatal Immunity; Maternally-Acquired Neonatal Immunities; Maternally-Acquired Immunities; Maternally-Acquired Fetal Immunity; Maternally-Acquired Fetal Immunities; Maternally Acquired Immunity; Maternally Acquired Immunities; Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Neonatal; Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Fetal; Immunities, Maternally-Acquired Neonatal; Immunities, Maternally-Acquired Fetal; Immunities, Maternally-Acquired; Immunities, Maternally Acquired; Fetal Immunity, Maternally Acquired; Fetal Immunities, Maternally-Acquired
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Fc receptor, neonatal  0   *Receptors, Fc *Histocompatibility Antigens Class I Immunity, Maternally-Acquired. Mol Immunol 1996 Apr;33(6):521-30

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