The Unique Properties of Human NK Cells in the Uterine Mucosa

Placenta

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages 60-66

  Manaster, I ^a   Mandelboim, O ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decidua; dNK; eNK; NK receptors

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 40749104707     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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