Evidence for expression of both classical and non-classical major histocompatibility complex class I genes in bovine trophoblast cells

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-200

  Davies, Christopher J ^a   Eldridge, Jennifer A ^a   Fisher, Patricia J ^b   Schlafer, Donald H ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine leukocyte antigen; Gene expression; Immunology; Major histocompatibility complex class I; Placenta; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 33644682281     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.11.085     Document Type: Article

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