Immunological aspects of human amniotic fluid cells: Implication for normal pregnancy

Cell Biology International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-99

  Yan, Wei Hua ^a   Lin, Aifen ^a   Chen, Xue Jiao ^a   Dai, Mei Zhen ^a   Xu, Hui Hui ^a   Chen, Bao Guo ^a   Gan, Lin Hong ^a   Shi, Wei Wu ^a  

^a TAIZHOU HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid cell; Cytokine; Human leukocyte antigen; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SUPERNATANT;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; PREGNANCY;

EID: 39049122004     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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