Expression of class I human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and β2-microglobulin is associated with decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2246-2251

  Komatsu, T ^a   Konishi, I ^a   Mandai, M ^a   Mori, T ^a   Hiai, H ^a   Fukumoto, M ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decidualization; Endometrial stroma; HLA class I; NK cell; 2 microglobulin

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CD56 ANTIGEN; GESTAGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031692630     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2246     Document Type: Article

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