Apoptosis of T cells in the first trimester human decidua

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 130-135

  Jerzak, Małgorzata ^a   Kasprzycka, Monika ^b   Wierbicki, Piotr ^b   Kotarski, Jan ^a   Górski, Andrzej ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agarose electrophoresis; Fas antigen; Flow cytometry; Pregnancy; T cell

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FAS ANTIGEN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDUCED ABORTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031876359     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00404.x     Document Type: Article

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