Susceptibility of equine chorionic girdle cells to lymphokine-activated killer cell activity

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 184-190

  Vagnoni, K E ^a   Schram, B R ^b   Ginther, O J ^c   Lunn, D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorionic girdle; Endometrial cup; Horse; LAK; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL KILLING; CHORION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORSE; LYMPHOKINE ACTIVATED KILLER CELL; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029789212     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00160.x     Document Type: Article

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