Human leukocyte antigen-G-expressing cells differently modulate the release of cytokines from mononuclear cells present in the decidua versus peripheral blood

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 94-99

  Kanai, Takao ^a   Fujii, Tomoyuki ^a   Unno, Nobuya ^a   Yamashita, Takahiro ^a   Hyodo, Hironobu ^a   Miki, Akinori ^a   Hamai, Yoko ^a   Kozuma, Shiro ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Decidua; HLA G; IFN ; IL 4; TNF

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA G ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE; MODULATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035143602     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450205.x     Document Type: Article

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