Phenomena and Processes

Maternally-Acquired Immunity

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.

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Abstract

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.

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17 entry terms
  • Immunity, Maternally Acquired
  • Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
  • Maternally Acquired Immunities
  • Maternally Acquired Immunity
  • Maternally-Acquired Immunities
  • Fetal Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
  • Neonatal Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
  • Fetal Immunities, Maternally-Acquired
  • Fetal Immunity, Maternally Acquired
  • Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Fetal
  • Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Neonatal
  • Maternally-Acquired Fetal Immunities
  • Maternally-Acquired Fetal Immunity
  • Maternally-Acquired Neonatal Immunities
  • Maternally-Acquired Neonatal Immunity
  • Neonatal Immunities, Maternally-Acquired
  • Neonatal Immunity, Maternally Acquired

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

do not add MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; note category: do not confuse with IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE

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History Note

83; was IMMUNITY, PASSIVE 1966-82 (Prov 1966)

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  1. G12.450w.570

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NLM Classification

QW 553

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Maternally-Acquired Immunity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007112. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007112
  2. Maternally-Acquired Immunity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71159167