IL-15 expression at human endometrium and decidua

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 683-687

  Kitaya, K ^a   Yasuda, J ^a   Yagi, I ^a   Tada, Y ^a   Fushiki, S ^a   Honjo, H ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Female reproductive tract; Reproductive immunology; Uterus

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 15; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033838535     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.3.683     Document Type: Article

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