Distribution of Th1, Th2, and Th0 and the Th1/Th2 cell ratios in human peripheral and endometrial T cells

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 240-245

  Saito, S ^a   Tsukaguchi, N ^b   Hasegawa, T ^a   Michimata, T ^a   Tsuda, H ^a   Narita, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decidua; Endometrium; Flow cytometry; Th1; Th2

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0032753890     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00097.x     Document Type: Article

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