Immunohistochemical Characterization of Leukocytic Subpopulations in Chronic Endometritis

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 287-293

  Tawfik, Ossama ^a   Venuti, Susan ^a   Brown, Sharia ^b   Collins, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; chronic endometritis; macrophages; neutrophils; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030406157     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: 10980997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1064744996000555     Document Type: Article

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