Human leukocyte antigen-G, a ligand for the natural killer receptor KIR2DL4, is expressed by eutopic endometrium only in the menstrual phase

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 343-349

  Kawashima, Masaaki ^a   Maeda, Nagamasa ^a   Adachi, Yoshihiro ^a   Takeuchi, Tamotsu ^a   Yamamoto, Yorito ^a   Izumiya, Chiaki ^a   Hayashi, Kazutoshi ^a   Furihata, Mutsuo ^a   Udaka, Keiko ^a   Fukaya, Takao ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; eutopic endometrium; human leukocyte antigen G; killer immunoglobulin like receptor; natural killer cell; retrograde menstruation

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL4; LIGAND;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPANESE; LIGAND BINDING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MESOTHELIUM CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROGRADE MENSTRUATION; SECRETION; STAINING; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPAN; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL4;

EID: 59249087904     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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