Uterine natural killer cells during pregnancy in rodents

Natural Immunity

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-21

  Head, Judith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decidua; Granulated metrial gland cells; Lymphocytes; Metrial gland; Natural killer cells; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL; METRIAL GLAND; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; REVIEW; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MICE; PREGNANCY; RATS; UTERUS;

EID: 0030454043     PISSN: 10188916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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