Cell bio-imaging reveals co-expression of HLA-G and HLA-E in human preimplantation embryos

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-233

  Shaikly, Valerie ^a,b   Shakhawat, Ayesha ^a   Withey, Anna ^b   Morrison, Lan ^d   Taranissi, Mohamed ^b   Dealtry, Gillian B ^c   Jabeen, Asma ^a   Cherry, Richard ^a   Fernandez, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo; Human; MHC; Reproductive immunology

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; HLA E ANTIGEN; HLA G ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TETRAMER;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; LASER SCANNING CYTOMETRY; LIPID RAFT; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 77649208044     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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