Immune regulation of conception and embryo implantation-all about quality control?

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-57

  Robertson, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetal rejection; Fetal tolerance; Infertility; Miscarriage; Pregnancy; T cells

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 12; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; PROGESTERONE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCEPTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FERTILIZATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REPRODUCTION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; STRESS; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MALE; MICE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77952096014     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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