Ovine trophoblast interferon enhances MHC class I expression by sheep endometrial cells

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-123

  Todd, Ian ^a   McElveen, Jane E ^a   Lamming, G Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Interferon tau; MHC class I; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; TAU INTERFERON;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; INTERFERON TYPE I; MICE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SHEEP;

EID: 0031910369     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(97)00074-0     Document Type: Article

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