Altered Expression of Human Leukocyte Antigen G (HLA-G) on Extravillous Trophoblasts in Preeclampsia: Immunohistological Demonstration with Anti-HLA-G Specific Antibody "87G" and Anti-cytokeratin Antibody "CAM5.2"

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 349-358

  Hara, Naonori ^a   Fujii, Tomoyuki ^a   Yamashita, Takahiro ^a   Kozuma, Shiro ^a   Okai, Takashi ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokeratin; HLA; Immunohistochemistry; Immunology; Placenta; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; KERATIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030470763     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00185.x     Document Type: Article

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