Human NK cells in pregnant uterus: Why there?

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 401-406

  Le Bouteiller, Philippe ^a,c   Piccinni, Marie Pierre ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

Decidual NK cells; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CD94 ANTIGEN; HLA E ANTIGEN; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2A; PROGESTERONE;

CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; ENDOMETRIUM; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; REVIEW; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

EID: 42149106829     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00597.x     Document Type: Review

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