Immunophenotype of peripheral T lymphocytes, NK cells and expression of CD69 activation marker in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortions, during the mid-luteal phase

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-74

  Prado Drayer, Aramilena ^a   Teppa, José ^b   Sánchez, Pedro ^a   Camejo, María Isabel ^c  

^a Laboratorio de citometría de flujo del Banco Municipal de Sangre   (Venezuela)

^b Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

CD16; CD56; CD69; Natural killer cells; Recurrent spontaneous abortion; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LUTEAL PHASE; MULTIPARA; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LECTINS, C-TYPE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; PREGNANCY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 45349093928     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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