Decidualization and angiogenesis in early pregnancy: Unravelling the functions of DC and NK cells

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 86-92

  Blois, Sandra M ^a   Klapp, Burghard F ^a   Barrientos, Gabriela ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decidual angiogenesis; Decidualization; Dendritic cells; Implantation; NK cells

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; DECIDUALIZATION; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOMETRIUM; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DECIDUA; DENDRITIC CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MICE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 79952694937     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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