Flow cytometry analysis of lymphocyte subpopulations in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 25-31

  Oosterlynck, D J ^a   Meuleman, C ^a   Lacquet, F A ^a   Waer, M ^a   Koninckx, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; flow cytometry; lymphocyte; peritoneal fluid; subpopulations

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028265225     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1994.tb00843.x     Document Type: Article

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