Possible role of natural killer and natural killer T-like cells in implantation failure after IVF

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 750-756

  Miko, Eva ^a   Manfai, Zoltan ^a   Meggyes, Matyas ^a   Barakonyi, Aliz ^a   Wilhelm, Ferenc ^a   Varnagy, Akos ^a   Bodis, Jozsef ^a   Illes, Zsolt ^a   Szekeres Bartho, Julia ^a   Szereday, Laszlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Implantation; IVF; NK cell receptors; NK cells; NKT like cells; TIM 3

Indexed keywords

CD69 ANTIGEN; LYSOSOME ASSOCIATED MEMBRANE PROTEIN 1; MUCIN 3; PERFORIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NIDATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ADULT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; NATURAL KILLER T-CELLS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78649512317     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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