Characteristic changes of large granular lymphocytes that strongly express CD56 in endometrium during the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1036-1043

  Kodama, T ^a   Hara, T ^a   Okamoto, E ^a   Kusunoki, Y ^b   Ohama, K ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decidua; Endometrium; Large granular lymphocytes; Lung function associated antigen 1; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

CD18 ANTIGEN; CD2 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0031811085     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.4.1036     Document Type: Article

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