Preconception peripheral natural killer cell activity as a predictor of pregnancy outcome in patients with unexplained infertility

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 126-131

  Matsubayashi, Hidehiko ^a   Shida, Masako ^a   Kondo, Akane ^a   Suzuki, Takahiro ^a   Sugi, Toshitaka ^a   Izumi, Shun Ichiro ^a   Hosaka, Takashi ^a   Makino, Tsunehisa ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic natural killer cell; Peripheral natural killer cell; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; Unexplained infertility; Uterine natural killer cell

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM 51;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONCEPTION; CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 14844339015     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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