Human chorionic gonadotropin: A hormone with immunological and angiogenic properties

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-98

  Tsampalas, Marie ^a   Gridelet, Virginie ^a   Berndt, Sarah ^a   Foidart, Jean Michel ^a   Geenen, Vincent ^a   d'Hauterive, Sophie Perrier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; HCG; Immune tolerance; LH hCG R

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; INTERLEUKIN 10; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOMETRIUM; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TROPHOBLAST; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77952099311     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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