Cytokine-leukocyte networks and the establishment of pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 438-442

  Robertson, Sarah A ^a   Mau, Vicki J ^a   Hudson, Sarah N ^a   Tremellen, Kelton P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

GM CSF; Macrophage; Seminal plasma; TGF tolerance; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; RANTES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; MATING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030939322     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00257.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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