Detailed analysis of peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cells in women with recurrent miscarriage

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-58

  King, K ^a   Smith, S ^a   Chapman, M ^a   Sacks, G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy loss; Flow cytometry; Immunology of pregnancy; Natural killer cells; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

CD56 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; KARYOTYPE; LUTEAL PHASE; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; SCREENING TEST; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 72849110555     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep349     Document Type: Article

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