Hormonal stimulation for IVF treatment positively affects the CD56bright/CD56dim NK cell ratio of the endometrium during the window of implantation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 513-520

  Lukassen, H G M ^a   Joosten, I ^a   van Cranenbroek, B ^a   van Lierop, M J C ^b   Bulten, J ^a   Braat, D D M ^a   van der Meer, A ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NV Organon ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CD56; Endometrium; IVF; NK cells

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL COUNT; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD56; BIOPSY; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, IGG;

EID: 4344712960     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah067     Document Type: Article

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