Cytokine stimulation of human fetal hematopoietic cells

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 318-325

  Ek, Sverker ^a   Westgren, Magnus ^a   Markling, Lola ^b   Kjeldgaard, Anders ^a   Ringdén, Olle ^b,c  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Sweden)

^b Department of Clinical Immunology ^*  (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colony formation; Cytokines; Fetal transplantation; Hematopoietic cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 6; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; BURST FORMING UNIT E; CELL STIMULATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT GEMM; COLONY FORMING UNIT GM; FETUS; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0029782140     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264333     Document Type: Article

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