Cell Death of Uterine Natural Killer Cells in Murine Placenta during Placentation and Preterm Periods

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1093-1100

  Kusakabe, Ken ^a   Okada, Toshiya ^a   Sasaki, Fumihiko ^a   Kiso, Yasuo ^b  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; GMG cell; Metrial gland; Necrosis; Uterine NK cell

Indexed keywords

MURINAE;

DNA FRAGMENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PERFORIN; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METRIAL GLAND; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NECROSIS; NICK END LABELING; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; METRIAL GLAND; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NECROSIS; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 0033209072     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.1093     Document Type: Article

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