Distribution of type-I interferon-receptors in human first trimester and term placental tissues and on isolated trophoblast cells

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 443-448

  Paulesu, Luana ^a   Romagnoli, Roberta ^a   Fortino, Vittoria ^a   Cintorino, Marcella ^a   Bischof, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytokine receptors; Human placenta

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERFERON; INTERFERON RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

CELL GROWTH; CELL INVASION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

EID: 0030900429     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00258.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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