Abnormal pattern of lymphocyte subpopulations in the endometrium of infertile women with chronic endometritis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 322-329

  Matteo, Maria ^a   Cicinelli, Ettore ^b   Greco, Pantaleo ^a   Massenzio, Francesca ^a   Baldini, Domenico ^c   Falagario, Teresa ^c   Rosenberg, Piergiorgio ^a   Castellana, Laura ^a   Specchia, Giorgina ^b   Liso, Arcangelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Casa di Cura S Maria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic endometritis; Endometrium; Flow cytometry; Hysteroscopy; Unexplained infertility; Uterine NK cells

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 64249112145     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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