Comparative analysis of peripheral natural killer cells in the two phases of the ovarian cycle

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-53

  Pantazi, Ageliki ^a   Tzonis, Panagiotis ^b   Perros, Gerasimos ^b   Graphou, Olga ^a   Keramitsoglou, Theodora ^b   Koussoulakos, Stavros ^a   Margaritis, Loukas ^a   Varla Leftherioti, Marighoula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HELENA VENIZELOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Intracellular IFN ; Ovarian cycle; Peripheral blood NK cells

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LUTEAL PHASE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72549119746     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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