Differential expression of the natural antimicrobials, beta-defensins 3 and 4, in human endometrium

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  King, Anne E ^a   Fleming, Diana C ^a   Critchley, Hilary O D ^b   Kelly, Rodney W ^a  

^a MRC Reproductive Biology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraception; Defensins; Endometrium; Infection; Inflammatory mediators

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN 3; BETA DEFENSIN 4; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NATURAL PRODUCT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHORBOL ESTER; PROGESTERONE; RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION;

BETA-DEFENSINS; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0042668474     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(02)00083-9     Document Type: Article

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