A Subset of Patients With Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion Is Deficient in Transforming Growth Factor β‐2‐Producing “Suppressor Cells” in Uterine Tissue Near the Placental Attachment Site

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 52-64

  LEA, RICHARD G ^a   UNDERWOOD, JENNY ^c   FLANDERS, KATHY C ^d   HIRTE, HAL ^a   BANWATT, DALJEET ^a   FINOTTO, SUZETTA ^a   OHNO, ISAO ^a   DAYA, SALIM ^b   HARLEY, CALVIN ^b   MICHEL, MAGDY ^c   MOWBRAY, JAMES F ^c   CLARK, DAVID A ^a,b  

^a Departments of Medicine and Pathology ^*

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

decidua; Recurrent abortion; suppressor cells; transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECIDUA; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUPPRESSOR CELL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CELLS, CULTURED; DECIDUA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PREGNANCY; SUPPRESSOR FACTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, SUPPRESSOR-EFFECTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0029061382     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1995.tb00919.x     Document Type: Article

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