Changes in endometrial natural killer cell expression of CD94, CD158a and CD158b are associated with infertility

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-276

  Mcgrath, Emma ^a,b   Ryan, Elizabeth J ^a,b   Lynch, Lydia ^a   Golden Mason, Lucy ^a   Mooney, Eoghan ^c   Eogan, Maeve ^d   O'herlihy, Colm ^d   O'farrelly, Cliona ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CD158a; CD158b; CD94; Infertility; NK cell; Uterine

Indexed keywords

CD158B ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD94 ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL1; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD56; CELL COUNT; CELL SEPARATION; CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LUTEAL PHASE; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY D; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL1; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL3; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 62249169911     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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