Bioscientifica Proceedings

Summary. Using the cow, three questions related to the importance of the maternal immune system for the developing embryo are addressed: role of semen-induced inflammation for pregnancy establishment, regulation of preimplantation development by molecules that function as soluble mediators of immune cells, and immunological aspects of embryonic signaling by interferon-τ. Unlike rodents, there is no indication that semen modifies the physiology of the moth...