Immunology of human placental implantation: Clinical implications of our current understanding

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 153-159

  Loke, Yung Wai ^b   King, Ashley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD94 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; FETUS; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TROPHOBLAST;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0001538134     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(97)01011-3     Document Type: Review

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