Blood myeloid and lymphoid dendritic cells are stable during the menstrual cycle but deficient during mid-gestation

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-203

  Darmochwal Kolarz, D ^a   Rolinski, J ^a   Tabarkiewicz, J ^a   Leszczynska Gorzelak, B ^a   Buczkowski, J ^a   Wojas, K ^a   Oleszczuk, J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Flow cytometry; Ovarian cycle; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; LYMPHOID CELL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0042669784     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(03)00047-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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