Progesterone and the immunology of pregnancy

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 389-396

  Druckmann, René ^a   Druckmann, Marc Alexandre ^a  

^a Centre de Ménopause   (France)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Immune system; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Progesterone induced blocking factor; Spontaneous abortion; T helper cells

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY; T LYMPHOCYTE; UPREGULATION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 28044468017     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.08.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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