Immunohistochemical evidence for increased numbers of 'classic' CD57+ natural killer cells in the endometrium of women suffering spontaneous early pregnancy loss

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1569-1574

  Vassiliadou, N ^a   Bulmer, J N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human endometrium; Immunohistochemistry; NK cells; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

CD57 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029839077     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019439     Document Type: Article

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