Regulation of NK cell cytotoxicity during pregnancy

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-217

  Szekeres Bartho, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Natural killer cells; NK cell receptors; NK cytotoxicity; Perforin; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

C TYPE LECTIN RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 15; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; LECTIN RECEPTOR; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR; PERFORIN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECIDUA; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NATURAL KILLER CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TARGET CELL;

EID: 39749129277     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60576-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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