Recognition of trophoblast HLA class I molecules by decidual NK cell receptors - A review

Placenta

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2000, Pages

  King, A ^a   Hiby, S E ^a   Gardner, L ^a   Joseph, S ^a   Bowen, J M ^a   Verma, S ^a   Burrows, T D ^a   Loke, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA E ANTIGEN; HLA G ANTIGEN; HLA-E ANTIGEN; HLA-G ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR;

CYTOLOGY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

DECIDUA; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 10144229133     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/plac.1999.0520     Document Type: Article

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