Presence of HLA-G-expressing cells modulates the ability of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to release cytokines

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-82

  Maejima, Masamoto ^a   Fujii, Tomoyuki ^a   Kozuma, Shiro ^a   Okai, Takashi ^a   Shibata, Yoichi ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; HLA G; IL 1 ; IL 3; Pregnancy; TNF

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 3; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; EFFECTOR CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030878202     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00279.x     Document Type: Article

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