Comparison of decidual leukocytes following spontaneous vaginal delivery and elective cesarean section in uncomplicated human term pregnancy

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 125-137

  Sindram Trujillo, Aliana P ^a   Scherjon, Sicco A ^a   Miert, Paula P Van Hulst Van ^a   Kanhai, Humphrey H H ^a   Roelen, Dave L ^a   Claas, Frans H J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decidua basalis; Decidua parietalis; Decidual leukocytes; Elective cesarean section; Spontaneous vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL POPULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANTIGENS, CD; CESAREAN SECTION; DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LEUKOCYTES; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; PREGNANCY;

EID: 3342889819     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2003.11.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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