Cytokine production by natural killer lymphocytes in follicular and luteal phase of the ovarian cycle in humans

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 130-134

  Bouman, A ^a   Moes, H ^a   Heineman, M J ^a   De Leij, L F M H ^b   Faas, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

IFN ; IL 10; IL 2; IL 4; NK lymphocytes; Ovarian cycle; Th1 Th2 cytokines

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEAL PHASE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0035131842     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450302.x     Document Type: Article

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