Typing of the immunological system in human embryos by coelocentesis

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 435-438

  Renda, Maria Concetta ^a   Makrydimas, George ^b   Nicolaides, Kipros H ^c   Fecarotta, Emanuela ^a   Damiani, Gianfranca ^a   Picciotto, Francesco ^a   Jakil, Maria Cristina ^a   Maggio, Aurelio ^a,d  

^a VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d AO 'V Cervello'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coelocentesis; Coelomic cavity; Fetus; Mesenchimal cells; T lymphocytes; TCR

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETIC DISORDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MESENCHYME CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 35048831773     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.00947.x     Document Type: Article

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