Novel hyperactive mitogen to endothelial cells: Human decidual NKG5

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 263-272

  Langer, Noga ^a   Beach, Dvora ^a   Lindenbaum, Ella S ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Growth factor; Human decidual extract; Human uterine angiogenic factor; Natural killer cell; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN; METHYLENE BLUE; MITOGENIC AGENT; PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CAPILLARY; CATTLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOGENICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0032730523     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00100.x     Document Type: Article

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