Regulatory T cells in the corpus luteum-new players in fertility control?

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Robertson, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH CONTROL; CORPUS LUTEUM; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OVARY; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; STEROIDOGENESIS; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84860248952     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.098301     Document Type: Note

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