Antigen presentation by human uterine epithelial cells to autologous T cells

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Fahey, John V ^a   Wallace, Paul K ^a,b   Johnson, Kristy ^a,c   Guyre, Paul M ^a   Wira, Charles R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

CD1d; CD40; Epithelial cells and adaptive immunity

Indexed keywords

CD1D ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; UTERUS;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGENS, CD1; ANTIGENS, CD40; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TETANUS TOXOID; UTERUS;

EID: 33644681356     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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