Characterization of endometrial T lymphocyte subpopulations in spontaneous early pregnancy loss

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-47

  Vassiliadou, N ^a,b   Bulmer, J N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decidua; Immunohistochemistry; Spontaneous abortion; T cells

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0031906918     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.1.44     Document Type: Article

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