Murine endometrial and decidual NK1.1+ natural killer cells display a B220+CD11c+ cell surface phenotype

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 310-318

  Mallidi, Thomas V ^a   Craig, Laura E ^a   Schloemann, Suzanne R ^a   Riley, Joan K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunology; Natural killer cells; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CD45 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN P 15095; INTERLEUKIN 15;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD11C; ANTIGENS, CD45; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; ANTIGENS, LY; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERLEUKIN-15; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY B; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 68049142534     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.076448     Document Type: Article

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