Superficial implantation in pigs is associated with decreased numbers and redistribution of endometrial NK-cell populations

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-369

  Dimova, Tanya ^a   Mihaylova, Anastassia ^b   Spassova, Petia ^b   Georgieva, Rayna ^a  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Epitheliochorial placenta; NK cell populations; Pigs

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL ISOLATION; CELL POPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; MORPHOMETRICS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANCY; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40949122447     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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