Analysis of macrophage presence in murine placenta: Influence of age and parity status

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  Lagadari, M ^a   Blois, S ^a   Margni, R ^a   Miranda, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

IL 6; Macrophage; Mouse; Parity status; Placenta

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY F4 80; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MULTIPARA; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PATERNITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUPERNATANT; TISSUE CULTURE; TROPHOBLAST;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERLEUKIN-6; MACROPHAGES; MATERNAL AGE; MICE; PARITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0442309828     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.8755-8920.2003.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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