Uterine and circulating natural killer cells and their roles in women with recurrent pregnancy loss, implantation failure and preeclampsia

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-110

  Fukui, Atsushi ^a   Funamizu, Ayano ^a   Yokota, Megumi ^a   Yamada, Kenichi ^a   Nakamua, Rika ^a   Fukuhara, Rie ^a   Kimura, Hidetaka ^a   Mizunuma, Hideki ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Natural cytotoxicity receptor; NK cell; Preeclampsia; Recurrent pregnancy loss

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 22; NATURAL CYTOTOXICITY TRIGGERING RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; UTERUS;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; CELL MOVEMENT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 79960024178     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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