Natural killer cell subpopulations and cytotoxicity for infertile patients undergoing in vitro fertilization

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 413-422

  Fukui, A ^a   Fujii, S ^a   Yamaguchi, E ^a   Kimura, H ^a   Sato, S ^a   Saito, Y ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Flow cytometry; IVF ET; NK cell

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN ACETATE; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHROMIUM 51; DYDROGESTERONE; FOLLITROPIN; HCG MOCHIDA; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOASSAY;

EID: 0032837632     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00456.x     Document Type: Article

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