Effect on expression of RT1-A and RT1-DM molecules of treatment with interferon-γ at the maternal-fetal interface of pregnant rats

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2639-2647

  Sun, Quan Hong ^a   Peng, Jing Pian ^a   Xia, Hong Fei ^a   Yang, Ying ^a   Liu, Mei Ling ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

IFN ; Placenta; RT1 A; RT1 DM; Uterus

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 24044475902     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei105     Document Type: Article

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