Functions of human decidual NK cells

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 258-260

  King, Ashley ^a   Jokhi, P P ^a   Burrows, Tanya D ^a   Gardner, Lucy ^a   Sharkey, A M ^a   Loke, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decidua; Implantation; NK cells

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE;

CYTOTOXICITY; DECIDUA; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029940837     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00041.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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