Expression of inhibitory-motif killer immunoglobulin-like receptor, KIR2DL1, is increased in natural killer cells from women with pelvic endometriosis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 249-254

  Matsuoka, Satomi ^a   Maeda, Nagmasa ^a   Izumiya, Chiaki ^a   Yamashita, Chika ^a   Nishimori, Yoshiko ^a   Fukaya, Takao ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Intracellular immunoreceptor tyrosin based activation motif; Intracellular immunoreceptor tyrosin based inhibitory motif; Killer immunoglobulin like receptor; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

CD158A ANTIGEN; CD158B ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; KILLER IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; KILLER IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL1; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PELVIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 17444404602     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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