Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic activity of cells in the rat metrial gland in pregnancy

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-22

  Peel, S ^a,b   Stewart, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DEPENDENT CELLULAR CYTOTOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; METRIAL GLAND; MYELOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0030069257     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-6.x     Document Type: Article

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