Immunopathology of the implantation site utilizing monoclonal antibodies to natural killer cells in women with recurrent pregnancy losses

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-98

  Kwak, Joanne Y H ^a,d   Beer, Alan E ^a   Kim, Sung Hee ^b   Mantouvalos, Harris P ^a,c  

^a Chicago Medical School   (United States)

^b Bioleda Association   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD57; Natrual killer cells; Pathology; Placenta; Recurrent spontaneous abortions

Indexed keywords

CD57 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; FIBRIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

CELL INFILTRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SYNCYTIUM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TROPHOBLAST; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0033009663     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00080.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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