Expression of NK cell receptors on decidual T cells in human pregnancy

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 22-32

  Tilburgs, Tamara ^a   van der Mast, Barbara J ^a   Nagtzaam, Nicole M A ^a   Roelen, Dave L ^a   Scherjon, Sicco A ^a   Claas, Frans H J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decidua; Human; KIR; NK receptors; T cells

Indexed keywords

CD94 ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA E ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2A; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; BLOOD CIRCULATION; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY C; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY D; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL3; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 67349211801     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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