Leukocyte density and composition in human cycling endometrium with uterine fibroids

Human Immunology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-163

  Kitaya, Kotaro ^a   Yasuo, Tadahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrial leukocytes; Macrophage; Natural killer cell; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL DENSITY; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROSCOPY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; B-LYMPHOCYTES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LEIOMYOMA; LEUKOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PREMENOPAUSE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 74449087787     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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