The proportion of follicular fluid CD16+CD56DIM NK cells is increased in IVF patients with idiopathic infertility

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-84

  Lukassen, H G Marieke ^a   Van Der Meer, Arnold ^a   Van Lierop, Marie José C ^b   Lindeman, Emiel J M ^a   Joosten, Irma ^a   Braat, Didi D M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Idiopathic infertility; In vitro fertilization; Lymphocyte populations; Natural killer cells; Total fertilization failure

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE INFERTILITY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0142025021     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(03)00081-0     Document Type: Article

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