Uterine NK cells and trophoblast HLA class I molecules

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 459-462

  King, A ^a   Hiby, S E ^a   Verma, S ^a   Burrows, T ^a   Gardner, L ^a   Loke, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HLA C; HLA G; KIR receptors; NK cells; Pregnancy decidua; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA C ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

CELL MIGRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

EID: 0030990289     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00260.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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