CD83+ dendritic cells in the decidua of women with recurrent miscarriage and normal pregnancy

Placenta

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 140-145

  Askelund, K ^a   Liddell, H S ^b   Zanderigo, A M ^b   Fernando, N S ^a   Khong, T Y ^c   Stone, P R ^a,c   Chamley, L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD83 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DENDRITIC CELL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1342283262     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(03)00182-6     Document Type: Article

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