Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mediated immune regulation of decidual leukocytes at the fetal-maternal interface

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-62

  Tilburgs, Tamara ^a   Scherjon, Sicco A ^a   Claas, Frans H J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decidua; HLA; Human; NK cells; T cells

Indexed keywords

HLA C ANTIGEN; HLA E ANTIGEN; HLA F ANTIGEN; HLA G ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DECIDUA; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TROPHOBLAST;

DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77952093707     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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