Stress triggered abortions are associated with alterations of granulated cells in the decidua

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 94-100

  Markert, Udo R ^a,c   Arck, Petra C ^a   McBey, Betty Ann ^b   Manuel, Justin ^a   Croy, B Anne ^b   Marshall, Jean S ^a   Chaouat, Gerard ^c   Clark, David A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Abortion; GMG cells; Mast cells; Substance P; TNF ; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; SUBSTANCE P; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DEGRANULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

EID: 0031057428     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00197.x     Document Type: Article

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