Embryonic human leukocyte antigen-G expression: Possible implications for human preimplantation development

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 997-1002

  Jurisicova, A ^a   Casper, R F ^a   MacLusky, N J ^a   Librach, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Class I human leukocyte antigen; HLA G; human blastocysts; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA G ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; OVARY CANCER; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0029980486     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58276-4     Document Type: Article

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