Are natural killer cells distributed in relationship to nerve fibers in the pregnant mouse uterus?

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2885-2889

  Sheikhi, Abdol Karim ^a,b   Tayade, C ^c   Paffaro, V A ^d   Croy, B A ^b  

^a ZANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Efoa/Ceufe ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decidua; Neurofilament; Spiral artery; Tyrosine hydroxylase; Uterine NK cell

Indexed keywords

MURINAE; MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 35348980821     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2885.2889     Document Type: Article

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