Fas-Fas ligand system-induced apoptosis in human placenta and gestational trophoblastic disease

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-94

  Mor, Gil ^a   Gutierrez, Linda S ^a   Eliza, Mariel ^a   Kahyaoglu, Ferahnaz ^a   Arici, Aydin ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Reproductive immunology; Tolerance suppression; Tumor immunity

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; FETAL ANTIGEN; PARAFFIN; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NIDATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE;

EID: 0031853965     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00396.x     Document Type: Article

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