The genotype of the NK cell receptor, KIR2DL4, influences INFγ secretion by decidual natural killer cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 489-497

  Goodridge, J P ^a   Lathbury, L J ^b   John, E ^c   Charles, A K ^b,d   Christiansen, F T ^b,c   Witt, Campbell S ^c  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PathWest King Edward Memorial/Princess Margaret Hospitals ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

CD158d; Cell surface molecules; Cytokines; KIR2DL4; Natural killer cells

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL4; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR 2DL4 ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DECIDUA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, KIR2DL4;

EID: 67651154409     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap039     Document Type: Article

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