The equine immune response to endometrial cups

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-216

  Lunn, P ^a   Vagnoni, K E ^b   Ginther, O J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial cups; Horse; Pregnancy; Reproductive immunity

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; METALLOPROTEINASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

CELL MIGRATION; CYTOLYSIS; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WASTAGE; HELPER CELL; HORSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TROPHOBLAST; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; CHORION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HORSES; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030862679     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(97)00044-2     Document Type: Review

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