semiallograft

English

Etymology

From semi- +‎ allograft.

Noun

semiallograft (plural semiallografts)

1. A transplant, half of whose genes come from another individual (e.g. from a father)
   • 2016 January 21, “Tim-3 Is Upregulated in NK Cells during Early Pregnancy and Inhibits NK Cytotoxicity toward Trophoblast in Galectin-9 Dependent Pathway”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Thus, our data demonstrate Tim-3/Galectin-9 pathway maintains local tolerance by suppressing NK cytotoxicity toward trophoblasts which may represent a new immunologic tolerance mechanism at MFI. Introduction Maternal immune tolerance to semiallograft fetus is prerequisite for normal pregnancy outcome and represents a great unsolved issue of immunology [1, 2 ].