Influence of the estrous cycle on the presence and distribution of immune cells in the rat reproductive tract

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-216

  Kaushic, Charu ^a   Frauendorf, Elaine ^a   Rossoll, Richard M ^a   Richardson, Jan M ^a   Wira, Charles R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Immune cells; MHC class II; Uterus; Vagina

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DIESTRUS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GRANULOCYTE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STROMA; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031907020     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00355.x     Document Type: Article

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